ROAD SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA: A PUBLICATION COMMEMORATING WORLD HEATH DAY 2004

This publication, which has been compiled and produced as a contribution to World Health Day 2004, is intended as a source of information and a reference document covering a range of key topics in road safety in Australia. It discusses trends and strategies, and the Australian government's road safety function. The five major behavioral factors in road fatalities are discussed: speed, occupant protection measures, substance abuse, fatigue, and driver distraction. The study also looks at vehicles and vulnerable groups, areas of risk and community issues. It concludes with a look at the future and how Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) can be used to improve safety.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/1877071552
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 2004. Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Canberra, Australia
• Corporate Authors:

  Australian Transport Safety Bureau

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• Authors:
  • Motha, Joe
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 323 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol abuse; Behavior; Crashes; Distraction; Drug abuse; Fatalities; Highway safety; Physiological fatigue; Seat belts; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00978384
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• ISBN: 1877071552
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Sep 7 2004 12:00AM