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
A vehicle occupant injury prediction algorithm based on road crash and emergency medical data
Highlights • A base serious injury risk prediction (SIRP) algorithm was developed using a large sample of statistical crash data. • The influence of emergency transport time on serious injury risk was determined as an odds ratio, using a detailed serious injury database. • The transport time odds...
This report analyses the speeding behaviours and characteristics of vehicles involved in crashes in Victoria, Australia, between 2017 and 2022. The study utilises data from Event Data Recorders (EDRs) obtained from the Victoria Police's Collision Reconstruction and Mechanical Investigation Unit (CRM...
The CASR-EDR database contains data from the Event Data Recorders (EDRs) of crashed vehicles, and matched police report and injury data. Data collection for the CASR-EDR database has been ongoing each year since its creation in 2017. This report details the addition to the CASR-EDR database of EDR d...
Vehicle speeds in South Australia 2022
A systematic and ongoing method of measuring vehicle speeds was introduced in South Australia in 2007 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 measurement...
Novice driver licensing in New Zealand
Licensing systems play an important role in developing safe drivers and are a crucial part of keeping novice drivers safe while they learn to drive. This project benchmarked the New Zealand graduated licensing system (GLS) against those in other comparable high performing jurisdictions to identify a...
Collection and analysis of EDR data from crash-involved vehicles: 2023 summary report
Modern vehicles are fitted with Event Data Recorders (EDRs) to constantly record variables such as speed, seatbelt usage, accelerator/brake pedal position, delta-v and safety systems deployment. When a crash occurs, a snapshot of the final few seconds of the vehicle variables are saved on the EDR. I...
Objectives: With the population of Australians aged 85 or older expected to double by 2042 and the association of increased age with the greater likelihood of having medical conditions, the potential for an increase in the number crashes caused by medical conditions is of concern. This study aims to...
Survey of cyclist travel and crash experiences in the Australian Capital Territory
Cycling is a popular means of transportation with immense benefits to both individuals (e.g., health) and society (e.g., environmental). The proportion of the population who cycle increased in all states and territories of Australia between 2001 and 2010, with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) ...
Long-term monitoring of cyclist passing distances in the ACT
This project involved the development of hardware, systems, and processes required for the long-term monitoring of cyclist-vehicle passing distances in the ACT, along with the facility to display collected data publicly in an interactive visual format. Building upon a previous study conducted in 201...