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Deaths on motorcycles : a study of 120 fatalities : TARU 5/70
Report forms concerning the deaths of 120 motorcycle riders in traffic crashes in New South Wales have been studied. Most of those killed were young men. Deaths were... -
A study of measures to reduce injuries to pedestrians : TARU 5/72
Pedestrian involved accidents constitute a significant proportion of all traffic accidents, and the number of injuries per accident in pedestrian accidents is approximately... -
Determination of swept paths of vehicles : TARU 3/70
When a vehicle, after travelling in a straight line, is driven along a curve, the path swept by the vehicle increases in width. This paper describes a means by which the swept... -
Driver training, not the whole answer : TARU 8/81
This paper discusses the value of existing driver training and education programmes and concludes that further research is required in order to find ways of motivating drivers... -
Child restraint field study : TARU 7/77
This report deals with an in-depth study of 149 children who were ostensibly restrained in preparation for crashes, and who actually experienced collisions of the passenger cars... -
Drinking and driving : sociological aspects : TARU 2/72
In providing the means for mobility for countless thousands of people in this highly urbanised and affluent society, the highway system must perforce cater for many individuals... -
Census of motor vehicle licences in New South Wales December 1971 : TARU 1/73
In New South Wales, details of all classes of motor vehicle licences except the 16,000 Metropolitan taxi licences were in 1971 stored on 80-column, 12-zone punched cards in the... -
Caravans in traffic crashes : TARU 5/74
From time-to-time, questions arise regarding the role played in traffic crashes by caravans towed by cars or car-derived vehicles (station wagons, utilities, panel vans). It has... -
Child restraints : TARU 5/79
Paper presented on 26th October, 1979 at the Road Safety Seminar, Ministry of Transport, Queensland. Child restraints give to children the level of crash protection that... -
Crash protection for the sub-teen child : TARU 4/74
This report describes a program of simulated car crashes and examinations designed to evaluate the child restraints currently available in Australia. Each restraint was... -
Driver behaviour at stop signs : TARU 4/77
In August, 1974, the definition of the STOP sign in New South Wales was changed to correspond with accepted international practice. Driver behaviour was observed at ten open,... -
A profile of long distance truck drivers : TARU 9/77
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... -
Alcohol, drugs and accident risk : TARU 4/75
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... -
Driver education and the Dekalb County Project : TARU 9/80
Text of Speech by David C Herbert, Superintendent, Traffic Accident Research Unit, New South Wales Department of Motor Transport at the DRIVER EDUCATION SEMINAR conducted by the... -
Child safety in cars : the background to effective education and promotion...
In such an important area as the restraint of children in car crashes, it is essential whilst developing a programme of education and promotion, that the end object of reducing... -
Children wearing approved restraints and adults' belts in crashes : TARU 1/81
This report is based upon an in-depth study (IMPACT 7) of 73 children who occupied cars in 231 crashes on New South Wales roads. The crashes were reported to involve children...