INTERIM REPORT ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE HELMET SAFETY INQUIRY

The wearing of protective helmets by riders and passengers of motorcycles is one of the most important road safety measures operating in Australia today. Evidence was given that it was second only in importance to the wearing of seat belts. Australia has been a world leader in making both of these provisions mandatory. The Standing Committee on Road Safety has examined the enforcement of the motorcycle helmet standard. The committee's recommendations include: 1. The commonwealth Department of Transport introduce a system of post-accident analysis of motorcyclists' helmets; 2. Compliance to Australian Standard 1698 of helmets available in the market place be monitored by a government sponsored independent testing agency and that the results be widely disseminated; 3. A review task force, consisting of a representative each from the Standards Association (SAA), the Department of Home Affairs and Environment, the Trade Practices Commission and the Department of Science and Technology, be formed to urgently review: (a) the certification and testing procedures for motorcycle helmets, particularly those aspects where the interpretation of standards is involved; (b) the administrative procedures of the SAA AU/12 Committee, particularly its meeting timetables and accountability; 4. The SAA be required to demonstrate its capacity to meet its objectives in motor cycle helmet certification; 5. Commonwealth funding of SAA be reviewed in terms of its capacity to meet those objectives. (TRRL)

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• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Compliance; Cyclists; Evaluation and assessment; Federal government; Financing; Helmets; Law enforcement; Manufactures; Methodology; Motorcyclists; Performance tests; Protective clothing; Safety; Specifications; Standards; Test procedures; Traffic law enforcement; Utilization
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8006: Australia; 178: Compliance (specif); 1687: Crash helmet; 1742: Cyclist; 1534: Enforcement (law); 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 244: Financing; 183: Government (national); 3647: Manufacture; 9102: Method; 1752: Motorcyclist; 1665: Safety; 187: Specification (standard); 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394110
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-644-03589-7
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM