SURVEY OF COMMUNITY ATTITUDES: TRAFFIC LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT

A national telephone survey was conducted of 1,027 persons aged 18 years and over, during 27-30 August, 1987. This report summarises the results of the survey. Issues covered included community attitudes toward current road rules, their perceived role and effect, the level of enforcement, the severity of penalties, factors seen as affecting road safety, and how safety could be improved. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Reark Research Pty Limited

  P.O. Box 594
  Canberra, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Publication Date: 1987-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior; Crimes; Data collection; Demographics; Drivers; Highway safety; Law enforcement; Penalties; Perception; Police; Questionnaires; Recidivists; Telephone; Traffic regulations
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8006: Australia; 9001: Behaviour; 8623: Data acquisition; 1772: Driver; 1534: Enforcement (law); 9147: Interview; 1516: Offence; 1502: Penalty; 2229: Perception; 1522: Police; 335: Population; 1519: Recidivist; 1665: Safety; 390: Telephone; 1544: Traffic regulations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483228
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-642-51059-8
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCR61, HS-040 545
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM