Publications
Many of the centre’s publications can be accessed online, covering a wide range of topics.
These include evidence-based road safety observations relating to: drug and alcohol use, collision avoidance, cycling, injury biomechanics, young drivers, traffic engineering, fleet safety, and occupant protection.
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Latest publications and reports
Travelling at a speed above the speed limit is commonly known as speeding. Prior studies examining the prevalence and profile of speeding in Australia (and other countries) have used data from various sources, including speed enforcement data, speed measurement surveys, self‐report studies, an...
Motorcycle Rider Perceptual Countermeasures
A trial was conducted to evaluate whether a suitable road-based perceptual countermeasure (PCM) could influence the travelling speed as well as lane position of motorcyclists to induce a safe curve negotiation. The motorcyclist PCM selected for the trial was a modified version of a peripheral transv...
Car drivers with an AIS2+ spine injury: Description of a sample from South Australia
Car drivers from a database of road users discharged from the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) between 1 July 2015 and 30 December 2017 following a road crash were analysed in this study. The hospital information was supplemented with details of the crash, obtained from the Police and the road authorit...
Profiling head on crashes in South Australia
This report provides a profile of head on crashes in South Australia using police-reported crash data from the Traffic Accident Reporting System (TARS) and data from the Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR) at-scene in-depth crash investigations. TARS data revealed that head on crashes are: ...
A review of SA line markings for suitability with lane support systems - a video analysis trial
Custom video analysis software was used to determine when the lane support systems of two vehicles could identify the lane line markings along Victor Harbor Road, South Australia. The video analysis software proved successful and produced an average line marking detection rate of 97.8% between the t...
Older pedestrians hit by motor vehicles in South Australia
Older pedestrians are vulnerable road users. To highlight the road safety issues for older pedestrians and identify countermeasures to improve their safety, this study examined the number of older pedestrians hit by motor vehicles in South Australia, the characteristics of their collisions and their...
Vehicle speeds in South Australia 2020
A systematic and ongoing method of measuring vehicle speeds was introduced in South Australia in 2007 in order to assess the effects of speed reduction countermeasures and to monitor the speed behaviour of South Australian motorists over time. More than 100 sites around South Australia have speed me...
Characteristics of crash-involved drink and drug drivers and motorcyclists
Objective Drug driving is an issue of growing concern among Australian jurisdictions, including South Australia. In order to have an appropriate response to drug driving in regard to policy and enforcement, it is important to have sound knowledge about the patterns of drug use among motorists and t...
The Effect of Age on Injury Patterns in Pedestrian Deaths
Although it is known that elderly pedestrians are at increased risk of injury and death from vehicle crashes the specific pattern of lethal injuries related to age has not been extensively studied. Data on the numbers of pedestrian fatalities and ages were obtained from 1990 to 2020 from the Traffic...
Older pedestrians hit by motor vehicles in the Australian Capital Territory
Older pedestrians are a growing and vulnerable road user group. They have an increased risk of serious or fatal injury if hit by a motor vehicle. Pedestrian safety is influenced by the design of the road system and available infrastructure. The capital city of Australia, Canberra, is a planned and w...