Road Traffic Injury
China Seatbelt Intervention
In China, injuries are the leading cause of death from age 1 to 44 years accounting for approximately 750,000 deaths and 3.5 million hospitalizations each year. Much of the injury-related death and serious injury is due to road traffic injury. The China Seatbelt Study aims to implement a comprehensive intervention over 12 months focused on increasing seatbelt restraint use in Guangzhou...
Development, Implementation & Evaluation of an Intervention to Increase the Use of Seatbelts in Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
This research aims to estimate the prevalence of seatbelt use by motor vehicle drivers and front seat passengers in Abu-Dhabi city, the United Arab Emirates and to implement and evaluate an intervention to increase seatbelt use in Abu-Dhabi city...
Driver Distraction and Road Crashes
The aim of this study is to examine the role of driver distraction in crashes and to investigate the use and effects of mobile phone use while driving.
Heavy Vehicle Study
The aim of this study is to identify the role played by key risk factors such as sleepiness/fatigue, sleep apnea, scheduling and payment in precipitating a heavy vehicle crash.
Mobile Phone Use and Road Crashes
This study aims to investigate the role of driver distractions, in particular mobile phone use, in road crashes. This project comprises two studies: a case-crossover study and a case-control study. The case-crossover study ('mobile phone study') is being undertaken over a 24-month period...
Motorcycle Crashes in Sydney, Australia
Aims to describe the trends in hospitalisation rates from motorcycle crashes in Sydney; elucidate the types of injuries in victims of motorcycle crashes; calculate the in-hospital mortality rates as a result of motorcycle crashes; and determine potential factors associated with the severity of motorcycle related injuries...
Motorcycle Helmet Use and Risk Factors for Helmet Non-use Among Motorcyclists in China
The aim of the study was to firstly determine the prevalence of motorcycle helmet use, including both the quality of helmets used and proper helmet wearing, and secondly, to identify factors associated with motorcyclists not wearing helmets and not properly wearing standard helmets in China. A roadside observational study was conducted. Two sessions (summer and winter) of roadside observations and interviews were conducted...
Motorcycle Helmet Use in Vietnam: Prevalence, Barriers to Use and Policy Implications
This research aims to estimate the prevalence of, and barriers to, motorcycle helmet use among riders in Vietnam...
Passenger Carriage and Road Crashes
This study aims to examine the role of passenger carriage and the number of passengers carried in serious crashes.
Policy Pathways: a stakeholder analysis of the Australian road safety research-to-policy process
This study aims to examine the main factors facilitating and inhibiting the effective transfer of road safety research into policy within Australia.
Systematic Reviews of Interventions in Motorcycle Safety
The aim of this study is to review and synthesise evidence for interventions designed to reduce motorcycle injury, summarise the estimated reductions in risk of death and injury achieved by these interventions, and use these as a base for beginning a dialogue with researchers in China in relation to developing a protocol for a series of intervention studies aiming to examine methods of reducing injury amongst motorcycle riders in China...
Young Driver Cohort Study - DRIVE
The DRIVE study aims to investigate the importance of potential determinants of motor vehicle-related crashes and injuries among young drivers aged 17-24 years, including road risk perceptions, risky driving behaviours, pre-licensing driving experience, training and education, mental health, and sleep habits.