The enhanced crash investigation study (ECIS)

In-depth crash data collected in a number of European and other international countries have been valuable in the design of safer vehicles by the auto industry and in developing new safety initiatives by governments. A new and innovative use of these detailed crash data has recently been developed in Australia for helping train road safety professionals. Details of individual crashes that occurred in particular regions including occupant, vehicle, site and triage and emergency transport characteristics were collected and presented to a panel of road safety stakeholders (traffic engineers, police, emergency service people, local government, community representatives, special interest groups, etc). The investigator's assessments of the likely factors associated with the crash were also included. Panel members then discussed these findings and arrived at a consensus of measures that could have prevented the crash from occurring. The final stage was to assign responsibilities to those present to rectify these anomalies and establish a timeline for intervention.

• Authors:
  • Fildes, B
  • Logan, D
  • Hillard, P
  • Schofield, P
• Conference:
  • Transport Research Arena Europe, 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Publication Date: 2008-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: Transport Research Arena Europe 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia, April 21 to 24

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Education; Highway safety; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (engineering and vehicles)
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Crash cause; Crash countermeasure; Crash investigation; Education; Road safety
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01385248
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 6:45PM