Motor vehicle safety levels: considerations for consumers in used vehicle purchasing decisions

This paper reports the preliminary findings of a survey involving around 175 participants that investigated a range of issues related to the purchase of a used vehicle, including the role of safety features in the purchasing decision and the relative use of sources of vehicle safety information. In particular, it discusses three assumptions: 1. The safety aspects of a vehicle are important to consumers. 2. Information from sources like ANCAP and UCSR will influence consumer perceptions of the safety aspects of particular vehicles. 3. Consumers will seek out information on the safety aspects of vehicles. While these findings show there are encouraging signs of awareness of safety in vehicles, mixed results in other aspects show there are both significant challenges and opportunities ahead to communicate these benefits and encourage the purchase of safer vehicles. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E215375.

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• Authors:
  • SPALDING
  • King
• Publication Date: 2006-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10P
• Monograph Title: Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2006, Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Wednesday 25th October - Friday 27 October 2006
• Serial:
  • AUSTRALASIAN ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH POLICING EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 2006, SURFERS PARADISE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: ABLE VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crashes; Deformation; Interviewing; Safety; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Second hand
• ITRD Terms: 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 5595: Deformation; 9147: Interview; 1665: Safety; 9071: Second hand; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01060782
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0734525516
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 10 2007 1:06PM