2007 Infants, Children & Young People and Road Safety
INFANTS, CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE AND ROAD SAFETY
3 August 2007, Sydney
These are the proceedings of the ACRS conference on Infants, Children and Young People and Road Safety held in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday 2 August 2007 and Friday 3 August 2007. The conference organiser was Mr Ian Faulks.
A cd copy of these proceedings is available at a cost of $10 including postage and handling. Should you have trouble downloading any of the papers please contact faa@acrs.org.au. A free copy is available to all delegates who attended.
Sponsors and partner organisations:
The Australasian College of Road Safety acknowledges with gratitude the partners and sponsors of the conference:
NRMA Motoring & Services, STAYSAFE Committee, Motor Accidents Authority, The George Institute for International Health, Safe-n-Sound, Australian Driver Trainers Association NSW Ltd, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
The objectives of the conference were to review indicators and trends in injury involving infants, children and young people; to examine the current research into aspects of road safety affecting infants, children and young people; to explore projections for the future development of the road transport system and the likely impacts on the safety of infants, children and young people in all areas of road use and to consider possible future strategies for enhancing road safety for infants, children and young people, now and into the future.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
The policy of the ACRS is to provide a medium for free expression of views and debate, within the traffic safety community, on a wide range of issues. In this instance the topic focussed on the road safety of infants, children and young people. The articles presented in these proceedings are the result of an invitation to members and non-members of the ACRS to submit papers and perspectives that they personally consider important on this issue. They do not necessarily represent the views of the college, nor have the papers been subjected to the College’s normal policy acceptance process and indeed, in some instances may be in conflict with ACRS policy. The articles represent the views of the authors alone. Similalry no attempt has been made to check accuracy of the material presented. The ACRS cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the content or opinions presented in the articles, nor does publication in these proceedings imply that the author’s opinion and any data contained in the articles are endorsed by the ACRS.
This CD ROM contains some of the abstracts, papers and keynote speeches presented at the conference.
In order these are:
Many children progress from one type of restraint to the next at too small a size: Should advice to parents be simple and based on child age, with variation in child size accommodated by overlaps in restraint specifications? R. W. G. Anderson and T. P. Hutchinson, Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005
The Road Safety Situation for Children in Bangladesh, Tahera Anjuman, and Chowdhury Kawsar Arefin Siddiqui, Accident Research Center, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Self-Awareness and Self-Monitoring: Important Components of Best Educational Practice for Novice Drivers, Trevor Bailey, Road Safety Directorate, Safety & Regulation Division, Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure, South Australia
Creating Safer Drivers, David R Bamford (a) , Graham Syme (a) , David Tynan (a), Ian Faulks (b)(a) Traffic Offenders Program Blacktown (b) Safety and Policy Analysis International
Improving child restraint design – upcoming changes in restraint standards and remaining challenges, Lynne Bilston and Julie Brown, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, UNSW
Inappropriate restraint use by child occupants – injury implications and factors in inappropriate use Lynne Bilston and Julie Brown Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, UNSW
Misuse of Restraints by Child Occupants, Lynne Bilston and Julie Brown, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, UNSW
Road safety and injury prevention programs in the high school curriculum: Key considerations with examples from the SPIY Program, Lisa Buckley & Prof. Mary Sheehan, Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland University of Technology
Road Safety in the First 1000 Weeks: The Big Picture, Commissioner Gillian Calvert, NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People and Convenor, NSW Child Death Review Team
Child safety at unacceptable risk to and from schools or do governments regard pupils as disposable? Leon Hain, Victoria
Motor scooters and mopeds – a growing attraction for young people, Narelle Haworth and Angela Nielson, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland University of Technology
Child bicyclist traffic casualties in South Australia, T. P. Hutchinson, C. N. Kloeden, and A. D. Long, Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, South Australia
Gender Effects in Mobile Phone Distraction from Driving, Julia Irwin, Louise Geaghan and Eugene Chekaluk, Macquarie University, NSW
The relationship between youth celebrations and road trauma in young people, Joanne Kemp, Youthsafe, NSW
Enhancing road safety for young drivers: How Graduated Driver Licensing initiatives can complement “anti-hooning” legislation, Ms Nerida Leal (a), Associate Professor Barry Watson (a), Dr Kerry Armstrong (b), Dr Mark King (a) (a) Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland University of Technology and (b) Queensland Transport
Driving Instructors, Schools, Parents and Communities (Abstract only). Jeff McDougall, Managing Director, Trent Driving School, NSW
Targeting road safety interventions at young workers and family members through the workplace, Dr Will Murray, Interactive Driving Systems and CARRS-Q, Ian Faulks, Safety and Policy Analysis International, Dr Barry Watson, CARRS-Q
Identifying ‘at-risk’ child pedestrians and improving their road crossing skills, Jennifer Oxley, Melinda Congiu, Michelle Whelan, Angelo D’Elia & Judith Charlton, Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Victoria
Improving the safety of kiss and drop zones at schools: The Stay Safe Rangers at Balgowlah Heights Public School, Michael Paine, Vehicle Design and Research, Kathryn Henderson, Kids with a Voice and Ian Faulks, Safety and Policy Analysis International
Rear Seat Occupant Safety, Michael Paine, Vehicle Design and Research
Men, driving culture and speed, Sarah Redshaw, Honorary Associate, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, NSW
Sydney 2030: A City Safe for Children, Cathy Rutter and Len Woodman, City of Sydney
From Preschool to Year 12, a preparation for Driving, Lyle Schefe, Department of Education Queensland
Preparing Young People for Safe Road Use -A Layman Practitioners Perspective (Driver Education for Young Drivers), Graham Smith, Roadcraft Driver Education, Gympie, Queensland
Reaching High-Risk Adolescents in a School Setting: Is It Possible?, David W. Soole, Rebekah Chapman, Mary Sheehan & Vic Siskind, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q)
Parents’ knowledge and use of child restraints in regional and rural NSW: results from a survey, Trudy Stewart & Alexia Lennon Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q)
City of Stirling Child Car Restraint Fitting, Installing and Demonstrations, Heidi Stewart, City of Stirling, WA
The Australian Child Restraint Evaluation Program, Basuki Suratno (a), Soames Job (a), Dan Leavy (a), Julie Brown (b), Michael Paine (c), Nimmi Magedara (c), Paul Kelly (d), Michael Griffiths (d), Jack Haley (e), Michael Case (f)
(a) NSW Centre for Road Safety, (b) Prince of Wales Research Institute (c) Vehicle Design & Research (d) Road Safety Solution (e) NRMA Motoring Services (f) Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)
Development of ‘Going Solo: A resource for parents of P-Plate drivers’, Michelle Whelan & Jennifer Oxley, Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Victoria
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