2011 A Safe System: Making it Happen!
1-2 September 2011
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Conference Organising Committee
David Healy (Chair)
Anne Harris (RACV)
Jessica Truong (TAC)
Scientific Committee
David Healy (Cahir)
Anne Harris
Samantha Cockfield
Judith Charlton
David Logan
Soames Job
Barry Watson
Mark Stevenson
Raphael Grzebieta
Conference proceedings
All the abstracts & papers submitted for peer review as part of the 2011 Australasian College of Road Safety National Conference were subject to an independent peer review process, conducted under the auspices of the Conference’s Scientific
Committee. The peer reviews were undertaken by members of the Scientific Committee. This peer review process meets the HERDC guidelines. All papers presented at the conference were supplied to registered conference delegates on a USB drive.
Speaker papers
Dr Thomas Dingus – Naturalistic driving assessments
Dr Bruce Corben – Towards a Safe System – A glimpse in the future – Abstract only
Peer reviewed papers
Anderson C. & Sapotka J. - Effectiveness of Combined treatments
Anderson R. – The utility of historical trends to project future numbers of crashes in SA
Brown J. et al – What should ANCAP be assessing in the rear seat
Cumming B. – A bicycle friendly roundabout
Ellison A. et al -Speeding Behaviour in School Zones
Friswell R. et al – Assessing the empirical evidence on the safety impact of Electronic Static Displays
Grzebieta et al – Pedestrian-Cyclist Collissions Issues and Risk
Huges B. – Outcomes-based National Road Safety Performance Measures
Imberger K.- refinement of advertisements to address risk taking by young drivers
Jurewicz C. & Turner B. – Risk based approach to speed limits – a step towards Safe System
Mooren L. et al – Safe System – Comparisions of the approach in Australia
Murray C. - Is there an App for that? Social media uses for road safety
Pekol A. & Leal N. – Wear it or Wear the Cost
Senserrick T. et al - Implementing safe system research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Wishart D. et al – Driving for work a series of organisational audit results
Woolley J. et al – Post impact trajectory of vehicles at rural intersections
Non-peer reviewed papers
Barnes D. & Chatter W. - Victoria Police vehicle impoundment and immobilisation program
Beer K. – Striving for Safe Speed Systems
Bellion P. – Safer Speeds for Rural Undivided Highways
Berces A. – Delivering safer roads
Daly P. & McLean E. – Community acceptance of lower speed limits
DiStefano M. -Assessing fitness to drive – extended abstract
Frith, W. – Our ageing population-how will it effect future road safety action requirements
Grounds. B. et al – The Darebin Safe Trave Strategy 2010-2015
Hall K. – Safe System Infrastructure from Theory to Practice
Harrison S. et al -Increasing Safe System awareness in Queensland Road Authorities
Hogate J. – Motorcycling and the Safe System
Knight E. et al - Newly arrived imigrants – new Victorian drivers
Lindner H. – Child restraints for children with additional needs
Mackenzie P. – The Safe System – Are we on the wrong track and falling at the first hurdle?
McArthur R. – new sign posts to a future Vehicle Safety Strategy
McIntyre A. – Drink & drug driving in Victoria
McLean A. – Strategies for inherently safer heavy vehicles – abstract only
Morrison C. – Injury profiles of Ambulance Attended road trauma – abstract only
Page-Smith J. – Classsifying Safe System Fatalities
Platt N. – ANCAP demystified
Pyta V. & Tsiotis M. – Heavy vehicle crashes in rural and remote Australia
Radalj T. Kidd B. & Sultanta S.- Reduction of speed limit at approaches to railway level crossings in WA
Reid J. – Market segmentation of cyclists – understanding attitudes toward safety
Spencer G. – Empowering youth in schools to be safer road users. Peer-led by undergraduates
Wishart S. – a new model for developing and delivering community road safety programs in Victoria