EVALUATION OF THE GRADED MOTORCYCLE LICENCE SCHEME IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The paper describes an evaluative study made of the motorcycle graded licence scheme introduced in Western Australia in March 1973. Both the before and after groups had in excess of 2500 subjects each. The experimental design also incorporated a number of comparisons to enable any differences between the before and after periods, or the groups of subjects being compared, to be detected. The before and after groups did not differ significantly with respect to any motorcycle accident variable included in the results analysis. A number of differences were found to exist between the two periods. However, these were of a minor nature and did not affect the conclusion of the study. It was concluded that the introduction of the graded licence scheme did not effect a reduction in the incidence of motorcycle accidents in western australia. /Author/ /TRRL/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Motorcycles and Safety Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Smith, D I
• Conference:
  • Presented at the Motorcycles and Safety Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 1976.
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 119-143

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aptitude; Before and after studies; Classification; Conferences; Crash rates; Crashes; Driver licenses; Driver licensing; Drivers; Driving; Motorcyclists
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 8006: Australia; 9148: Before and after study; 8513: Classification; 8525: Conference; 2226: Driving aptitude; 1550: Driving licence; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1334: Motor; 1221: Motorcycle; 1752: Motorcyclist
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145307
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-909996-96-2
• Report/Paper Numbers: ARRB Report No 4 Proceeding
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 2003 12:00AM