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Paper Title:
'Safe school travel is
no accident!' - Applying the Haddon Matrix to school transport safety
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Authors:
Colin J. Edmonston, Mary
Sheehan
Abstract:
Given the high value
placed on a child's life, safe school travel remains a priority
issue for the Australian public and Government. Research objectives.
This paper specifically documents the six-month work plan and multifaceted
inquiry process adopted by the School Transport Safety Task Force
in an attempt to review and provide recommendations to improve school
transport safety in Queensland. Methods and data sources. Based
on a review of current policy, practice and research in relation
to school transport safety (stage 1) and extensive consultation
with community groups (stage 2) and road safety professionals (stage
3), the Task Force acknowledged the need to confront risk-management
and examine school transport safety in a systematic fashion. Results
and discussion. In response, a research tool conceptualising the
diverse range of school transport safety issues and strategies in
an expanded Haddon Matrix framework was developed. The systematic
structure of the 'School Transport Safety Matrix', in particular
the 'socioeconomic environment' component, ensures the problem is
examined in context and that feasibility and logistical concerns
expressed by professionals in the field (eg. QT and QPS policy and
legislative limitations, organisational culture of the bus industry,
resource allocation decision-making processes, other facilitators
and barriers to change) are given due consideration when prioritising
recommendations.
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