STAYSAFE 12: FROM THE JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE UPON ROAD SAFETY CONCERNING BICYCLIST SAFETY

In response to advertisements calling for submissions on bicyclists' safety, the committee received 115 formal submissions, and much supplementary advice, seeking changes in the way bicycling is practised and administered in New South Wales. From these submissions and communications, from the examination of selected witnesses, and from published reports and reports of inquiries on behalf of other governments, staysafe has identified many opportunities to improve the safety of bicycling. The staysafe committee was particularly concerned at indications that the number of bicyclist fatalities is increasing, and that the substantial magnitude of the bicyclist injury problem had been grossly underestimated by authorities responsible for bicyclists' safety. Recommendations are made in the areas of: collection and analysis of appropriate statistics; education; testing of bicyclist proficiency; law enforcement; bicycle helmets; traffic regulations; safety accessories and registration; and roads for bicyclists. The cover title of the report is staysafe 12: bicycle safety. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Parliament of New South Wales

  Parliament House, 6 MacQuarie Street
  Sydney, New South Wales  Australia  2000
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 72 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Bicycles; Children; Costs; Crash rates; Crash severity; Cyclists; Data collection; Education; Financing; Head; Helmets; Highway safety; Information processing; Injuries; Pedestrians; Police; Policy; Protective clothing; Publicity; State government; Statistics
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 8006: Australia; 9001: Behaviour; 1211: Bicycle; 1758: Child; 224: Cost; 1687: Crash helmet; 1742: Cyclist; 8623: Data acquisition; 8655: Data processing; 2284: Education; 244: Financing; 183: Government (national); 2163: Injury; 1733: Pedestrian; 1522: Police; 173: Policy; 8573: Publicity; 1665: Safety; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491520
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM