Trail bike road trauma: intelligence-led approach to reducing community harm

Trail bike riding results in a high number of injuries each year. There are limited initiatives to address this unique road safety issue. Intelligence was sought to understand the nature and extent of the problem. Rider injuries during 2013/14 were identified in police collision data. Collision reports were reviewed and geospatial analysis undertaken. Over 600 injuries were identified, accounting for one-quarter of all police-reported motorcyclist injuries. Intelligence findings informed a 12 month police enforcement operation and facilitated inter-agency partnership, resulting in a local pilot program to investigate environmental solutions at a high risk location, and development of tailored educational material.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Brodie, L
  • Hilton, D
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: All terrain vehicles; Crash analysis; Crashes; Education; Injuries; Law enforcement; Legislation; Motorcyclists; Prevention; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Injury prevention; Law enforcement; Motorcyclist; Off road vehicle; Road user education
• ITRD Terms: 1534: Enforcement (law)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617866
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:26PM