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A personal interview survey of 615 heavy vehicle commercial transport drivers and 551 other motorists was conducted at roadside restaurants on major New South Wales roadways...

Pedestrian involved accidents constitute a significant proportion of all traffic accidents, and the number of injuries per accident in pedestrian accidents is approximately...

Speed zoning provides a means whereby speed limits may be tailored to suit the particular design and condition of and traffic stream characteristics on a given section of road....

This report describes the development of a traffic signal system for use on high speed roads. The aim of the system is to reduce the risk of driver error by minimising the...

?A project aimed at identifying accident blackspots at midblock locations on N.S.W. State highways and freeways is described. The locations of approximately 20,000 crashes on...

An in-depth on-scene study of forty-two road tanker incidents with flammable loads was conducted in New South Wales over a period of fifteen months by teams each consisting of...

A brief examination is made of the likely mechanism of action for the reduction in rear-end collisions arising from the installation of a central high mounted rear brake light....

The investigations detailed in this report represent a systematic attempt to study the interactive effects of single therapeutic doses of drugs and social doses of alcohol on...

The psychomotor effects of seven commonly used drugs, both licit and illicit, have been examined in human volunteers when given alone and in combination with alcohol. The drugs...

The Traffic Accident Research Unit was charged with commissioning, monitoring and assessing the effects of the publicity campaign, and with conducting the investigation of...

Crash injury data : a comparison of police and insurance information in New South Wales : TARU 2/74

The 486 accidents reported by Police to have occurred at railway level crossings in New South Wales in the four years 1966 to 1969 were studied. Less than half were collisions...

This report describes a program of simulated car crashes and examinations designed to evaluate the child restraints currently available in Australia. Each restraint was...

The topic of this paper concerns specifically cyclist and motorcyclist accidents and assessment of measures to reduce them. Countermeasures aimed at reducing the quantity of...

The compulsory use of lap/sash seat belts has improved crash protection of car occupants but belts do not always provide absolute protection and although they assist in...

Results of post-mortem blood alcohol data for drivers, motorcycle riders and pedestrians who died as a result of crashes which occurred in the first six months of 1980 in New...

This report is a statement of philosophy, supported by information gleaned from opinion surveys, crash studies and lab- oratory tests and evaluations. It is intended as a guide...

The dynamic performance of devices that are intended to protect baby occupants of crashing automobiles is examined from an engineering point of view. Dynamic collision...

The crash performance of emergency locking retractor (inertia reel) seat belts is examined by in-depth field investigations and by laboratory simulations. It is found that the...

Analysis is made of the questions to be resolved in the event of a decision at Govenment level to introduce compulsory wearing of seat belts by vehicle occupants generally....