RURAL TRAFFIC CRASHES: A STUDY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS WITHIN 100 MILES OF BRISBANE IN DECEMBER 1969 AND JANUARY 1970

A study was made of the circumstances, mechanisms and effects of 81 consecutive severe traffic accidents on country roads within 100 miles of Brisbane. Accidents studied were those that occurred outside the boundaries of major cities in the area and which resulted in injuries which required medical attention. The method of study was interview of local police to whom an accident had been reported, examination at an interval of the scene of the accident, inspection of vehicles, interview of drivers, recording of resultant injuries from hospital or medical sources, and survey of documented information regarding the driving and criminal records of the drivers involved. Comparison was a previous series of metropolitan accidents indicated a higher proportion of single vehicle accidents together with greater damage to vehicles and more severe injury to participants thought due to higher speeds. Sociological data suggested that those involved differed statistically from drivers in general in various ways including a higher incidence of criminal records in the accident series. The project was regard as a pilot study to elucidate the general picture as a basis for design of objectives and methods of more intensive studies planned for the future. /Author/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Australian Department of Transportation.
• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Brisbane Hospital

  Herston, Queensland,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Jamieson, K G
  • Allen, J
  • Moore, B
  • Scott, J
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 82 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash severity; Driver records; Injuries; Rural highways; Single vehicle crashes; Social factors; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084311
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 1975 12:00AM