A METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE 40 KM/H INITIATIVE AROUND SCHOOL BUSES IN NSW

It is often the case that new road safety programs and initiatives are introduced without a detailed understanding of their true impact on road safety. To assist road safety professionals in determining the benefits of introducing various road safety programs it is vital to conduct an evaluation of the overall effects, for example changes in community attitudes, driver behaviour and crash occurrence. Part of the evaluation process is determining an appropriate framework, scope and set of performance measures to determine the possible impact on road safety. This paper presents the method adopted by ARRB Transport Research to evaluate the 40 km/h speed limit around school buses in NSW. It should be noted that the results of the evaluation are not presented in this paper. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E206143.

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• Authors:
  • GREEN, F K
  • NEWMAN, S L
  • STEPHENSON, W J
  • TAYLOR, R D
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH, POLICING AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 2001, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: Monash University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior; Benefit cost analysis; Buses; Conferences; Crash rates; Drivers; Evaluation and assessment; Prevention; Safety; Schools; Speed limits
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1612: Accident rate; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9001: Behaviour; 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 1772: Driver; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1665: Safety; 101: School; 624: Speed limit
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00937332
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-7326-2190-9
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 5 2003 12:00AM