Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume IV: Executive summary. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume II: Design guide. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume III: Proposed engineering standards. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Rail safety/ equipment crashworthiness. Volume I: A systems analysis of injury minimization in rail systems. Interim report.

Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

Standardization of availability, location, and use of safety equipment on urban transit buses : final report /

Mode of access: Internet.

Safety Equipment Manual

Mode of access: Internet.

A randomised controlled trial of general practitioner safety advice for families with children under 5 years

Objective: To assess effectiveness of general practitioner advice about child safety, and provision of low cost safety equipment to low income families, on use of safety equipment and safe practices at home.

Motor vehicle occupant safety survey. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Program Development and Evaluation, Washington, D.C.

Evaluation plan for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 occupant crash protection.

Mode of access: Internet.

Wisconsin Alcohol Safety Action Project final report. Volume I - project description and evaluation. Part 1 - executive summary.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Alcohol Countermeasures, Washington, D.C.

Consumer acceptance of RSV features - volume II: comprehensive report on 23 focus groups to investigate consumer acceptance of Research Safety Vehicle features. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Safety habits promoted by Hispanic parents for school-aged and adolescent children

Accidents are the leading cause of death among children. Compliance with safety measures have been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in children. However, Hispanic parents and children have not been adequately studied in the literature in regard to trauma and safety habits utilized. In this exploratory-descriptive study, a convenience sample of 48 Hispanic parents were questioned about their child's activities. The purpose was to determine what safety equipment was used during these activities and how often they were used. Responses to an English/Spanish questionnaire were summarized by frequencies and percentages. Findings suggested that these Hispanic children were at risk for injury due to a low percentage of children wearing the necessary protective equipment. Therefore, education must stress consistent use of safety equipment if injuries are to be prevented. ^

Profiling off-road motorcycle and all-terrain riders in Queensland, Australia

The current research aimed to profile off-road riders to identify specific sub-groups in relation to their risk-related behaviours and perceptions. A total of 235 adults from the Australian state of Queensland who had ridden a motorcycle or ATV off-road in the last 12 months were recruited. A cluster analysis was applied to the survey data. Two distinct clusters of riders were identified, which corresponded with the self-report of injury from an off-road riding crash in the prior 12 months. The injured cluster had a significantly higher mean risk propensity and use of safety equipment, though did not differ on self-reported risk taking. The injured cluster as a whole included a higher percentage of males, was younger, and rode more often for recreational or competitive purposes than the non-crash involved cluster. The results indicate that the crash cluster may be both more aware of the potential risks of riding and more willing to ride in a riskier manner.

Direct observations of pedestrian unsafe crossing at urban Australian level crossings

The number of pedestrian victims at Australian and foreign level crossings has remained stable over the past decade and it continues to be a significant problem. To examine the factors contributing to pedestrians’ unsafe crossing behaviours, direct observations were conducted at three black spot urban level crossings in Brisbane for a total of 45 h during morning and afternoon peak. In total, 129 pedestrians transgressed the active controls. More transgressions were observed at the crossings located in more populated suburbs in close proximity to large shopping centres and school zones, whereas the smallest number of transgressions were observed at the least populated locations. In addition to characteristics associated with the larger socio-economic area, the patterns of transgression could be associated with the properties of the existing safety equipment and the design of each level crossing (i.e. location of the platforms, number of rail tracks). Indeed, the largest number of crossed unoccupied but “at risk” rail tracks (where a train could have passed), was observed at the crossing with the least transgressions. Contrary to previous findings, younger adults were the most frequent transgressors. School children and elderly were most likely to transgress in groups. Potential directions for future research and more effective measures are discussed.