Work in Progress at MUARC
Behavioural Safety Science
Achieving ambitious road safety targets
Sponsor: OECD
Contact: Jim Langford
ACIS Cross regional Phase 2 - to explore in detail the driving patterns of older drivers at intersections and other traffic situations. Vehicles will be instrumented with cameras and other technologies to monitor driver behaviour.
Sponsor: Holden Ltd.
Contact: Judith Charlton
Child pedestrians
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Jennie Oxley
Chronic Illness & Crash Risk - a critical review of current evidence on medical conditions and crash risk and will result in an update of Charlton et al. (2004). Influence of Chronic Illness on Crash Involvement of Motor Vehicle Drivers, MUARC Report 213
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Jim Langford / Sjaanie Koppel
Evaluation of RoadWise revision
Sponsor: Australian Automobile Association (AAA)
Contact: Judith Charlton
Field observation study of children in cars - to examine how children are restrained and seated in CRS, to gain an understanding of children's behaviour while travelling in cars, and to identify how their behaviour influences driver behaviour.
Sponsor: Auto CRC
Contact: Judith Charlton
Model licence - stage 4
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Judith Charlton
Model Licensing - stage 3
Sponsor: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Contact: Judith Charlton
Non-wearing of seatbelts
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jennie Oxley
Older driver licensing options and crash risk to others
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
Older driver licensing restrictions
Sponsor: VicRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
Older driver training
Sponsor: NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust
Contact: Judith Charlton
Road Safety Handbook
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
Speed limits
Sponsor: AustRoads
Contact: Jim Langford
To implement and evaluate a revised system of rural speed limits based on harm reduction principles in the Tasman municipality in Tasmania using the following criteria: acceptability of lower limits; compliance; and associated road safety benefits.
Sponsor:
Contact: Jim Langford
Vision impairment and fitness to drive
Sponsor: Australian Research Council (ARC)
Contact: Judith Charlton
The above is a list of active or recent projects. Projects may appear in more than one category.
The Baseline Research Program is sponsored by Department of Justice,
the Transport Accident Commission and VicRoads.
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