The risks of crashing while driving around Melbourne

This report presents the crash and injury risk outcomes using crash data for the (non-holiday) period for 2000 to 2002 and the estimates of distance travelled calculated from the 2001 exposure survey. Techniques are described and a range of outcomes for all casualty crashes reported. Crash and injury risk estimates were also calculated for five crash types, namely, right near, right through, rear end, loss of control and cross traffic crashes. (a)

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• Authors:
  • DRUMMOND, A
• Publication Date: 2003-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 123P
• Serial:
  • Research and Development Report
  • Issue Number: RD 828
  • Publisher: VicRoads

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Crash rates; Crashes; High risk drivers; Injuries; Risk assessment; Safety
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2279: Accident proneness; 1612: Accident rate; 8513: Classification; 2163: Injury; 9129: Risk assessment; 1665: Safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01011436
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0731190882
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 19 2005 3:10PM