Guide to road safety part 5: road safety for regional and remote areas

Road trauma in regional and remote areas of Australia and New Zealand are a major road safety problem. Drivers and riders in regional and remote areas are at an unacceptably greater risk of road deaths and injuries than those living in major cities. This updated version of the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 5: Road Safety for Rural and Remote Areas provides practical guidance on the most effective responses to reduce road trauma in regional and remote areas in Australia and New Zealand. The guide examines the characteristics of crashes on regional and remote roads through analyses of casualty crash data and identifies causes and risks associated with regional and remote crashes in the existing literature. Closely aligned with the Safe Systems holistic approach to eliminating harm on the road network, the guide concludes with a discussion of evidence-based countermeasures and new initiatives that are urgently needed to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries in regional and remote areas.

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  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Austroads Project SAG6129 Supersedes 1st ed, 2006 (record no. 0612AR308E)
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    Austroads

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  • Authors:
    • Wundersitz, L
    • Palamara, P
    • Brameld, K
    • Thompson, J
    • Raftery, S
    • Govorko, M
  • Publication Date: 2019-9

Media Info

  • Edition: 2nd ed
  • Pagination: 66p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01721087
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
  • ISBN: 9781925854374
  • Report/Paper Numbers: AGRS05-19
  • Files: ITRD, ATRI
  • Created Date: Oct 31 2019 11:33AM