An investigation of serious injury motor vehicle crashes across metropolitan, regional and remote Western Australia
Previous research has identified that road crashes in the non-metropolitan area are significantly more likely to result in more severe injuries compared with those occurring in the metropolitan area. The aims of this study were twofold: to (i) review the published literature in regard to the factors associated with serious injury crashes across metropolitan and rural (regional and remote) areas, and (ii) to quantify and elucidate the risk of serious injury across Western Australia using police reported crash data for the period 2005-2009. Compared with crashes in the metropolitan area, crashes in the regional and remote area were 25-50 per cent more likely to result in an injury (any level) and two to three times more likely to result in either the death or hospitalisation of an involved road user. A range of crash, road, road user and behavioural issues were identified and discussed as contributing factors to the increased incidence of serious injuries in the regional and remote areas. This was followed up with a number of recommendations for further research in the areas of safer roads and roadsides, safer speeds, and safer road use and users.
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Corporate Authors:
Curtin-Monash Accident Research Centre
School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia
Perth, Western Australia -
Authors:
- Palamara, P
- Kaura, K
- Fraser, M
- Publication Date: 2013-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 82p
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- Issue Number: RR 09-001
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash rates; Crash severity; Injuries; Injury severity; Rural areas; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
- Geographic Terms: Australia; Western Australia
- ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Crash severity; Injury severity
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01500740
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Dec 5 2013 8:46AM