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2008 High Risk Road Users Brisbane

 

 

 

 

High Risk Road Users Motivating Behaviour Change: what works and what doesn't work?

ACRS annual conference, Brisbane, 18-19 September 2008

The Australasian College of Road Safety and the Travelsafe Committee of the Queensland Parliament wish to acknowledge and thank the following organisations for their support - NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust, Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland Transport, Cozart, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland University of Technology and RACQ.

Conference proceedings may be accessed individually by clicking on each link.  Additionally a CD of the proceedings may be purchased for $10 including postage within Australia from the national office (email exa@acrs.org.au).

Keynote address : Associate Professor Raymond Bingham, Social and Behavioral Analysis Division, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, USA

Keynote address : Associate Professor Rebecca Ivers, Director of the Injury Division, The George Instittute for International Health

Keynote address: Associate Professor Simon Washington, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ira A Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, USA

Keynote address: Emeritus Professor Mary Sheehan, AO, Former Director of the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Qld

Non peer reviewed papers

Evaluating the impact of 'Speed Kills Kids' campaign in New Zealand schools Mr Fady Antoun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can we rely on Deterrence Theory to motivate safe road user behaviours ? Mr Barry Elliot

 

Attitudinal driving workshops Acting Inspector Peter Flanders & Senior Sergeant Dennis Hayes

Keeping it real: an education program where the presenters are the power Ms Carol Haffke

Reaching young drivers: Fire services' contribution to a community based approach Hale, J.

Psst - you know they're not the same as us - a Psychologist's view of motivation and behaviour change in relation to high risk road users Mr Warren Harrison

"Pubs & Clubs" project - Modifying risky alcohol-related behaviours Mr David Healy

Driving while disqualified or suspended in Victoria: When little works Dr Adrian Hoel & Professor Arie Freiberg

 

Victoria anti-hoon legislation and policing methods used to prevent hooning behaviour  Acting Inspector Steven Perry

Gender, age and motor vehicles - which combination is highest risk? Dr Sarah Redshaw

Motivating behaviour change in young drivers: What role can education, trainers and parents play? Mr Tim Saville

Motivating behaviour change among young drivers: Recent findings on developmental issues and the role of parents Dr Teresa Senserrick

Why is there no science of driving? Mr Graham Smith

Overcoming the cultural divide Part II - Lessons unlearnt Ms Eve Somssich Rebecca

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Catch ya later condo - An alternative transport option for rural communities Ms Melanie Suitor of the In

Addressing road user behavioural changes at railway level crossings Mr Kevin Taylor

Experienced driver behaviour change - a review of approaches used in United States, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, and some recommendations for action in Australia Ms Jane Waldock sio

Success of the Pinkie campaign - Speeding. No one thinks big of you: A new approach to road safety marketing Mr Russell Watsford e In

The Fatality Free Friday road safety campaign - a strategy for mobilising the community ownership to improve road safety Mr Russell White

Targeting Unlicensed and Disqalified Drivers: Furthering Vehicle Impoundment Legislation in Queensland  Ms C Cross

 

 

 

Peer reviewed papers

The structure of the learner licence affects the type of experiences novices gain during this phase: Examples from Queensland and New South Wales Ms Lyndel Bates

 

 

 

The relevancy of 'mates don't let mates...' as a key strategy for a school curriculum-based road safety program Dr Lisa Buckley
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Speed enforcement - effects, mechanisms, intensity and economic benefits for each mode of operation Professor Max Cameron

Speed enforcement programs in France and Queensland. First elements for a systematic comparison Mr Laurent Carnis

An evaluation of attitudinal driving workshops Mr Philip Champness

Screening for drugs in oral fluid: Illicit drug use and drug driving in a sample of  metropolitan versus regional Queensland motorists Davey, J., Freeman, J., Lavelle, A. & Palk, G.

Screening for drugs in oral fluid: Illicit drug use and drug driving in a sample of metropolitan versus regional Queensland motoris tsDr James Freeman

Motor vehicle theft and road crashes in New South Wales Ms Hedyeh Hedayati

Predicting future speeding behaviour: the appeal of positive emotional appeals for high risk road users Dr Ioni Lewis

A trans-disciplinary community-based approach to education for positive behavioural change in young drivers as high risk road users Dr Glenda Nalder

Development of a proactive brief road safety intervention for industry: Identifying issues associated with implementation Mr Bevan Rowland

How much does disregard of road rules contribute to bicycle-vehicle collisions? Ms Amy Schramm

Immediate licence suspension to deter high-risk behaviours Mr David Soole

An evaluation of the 'Skipper' designated driver program: Preliminary results Associate Professor Barry Watson

Can personality characteristics and attitudes predict risky driving behaviour among young drivers? Dr Lisa Wundersitz

  

 

Driver Distraction Conference Sydney June 2005

The first international conference on distracted driving, held at Parliament House, Sydney, Australia, on 2-3 June 2005

The Australasian College of Road Safety gratefully acknowledges its partners— NRMA Motoring & Services, the STAYSAFE Committee, Motor Accidents Authority, the George Institute for International Health, and the Australian Driver Trainers Association—for their support of the conference.

The conference proceedings were edited by Ian Faulks, assisted by Michael Regan, Mark Stevenson, John Brown, Allan Porter and Julia Irwin.

The conference papers were first released as a parliamentary paper STAYSAFE 67.   Driver distraction: Proceedings of an international conference on distracted driving in June 2006.

The conference papers are organised as individual PDFs, and follow a sequential numbering series:

1.           Title pages, Introduction to the Australasian College of Road Safety, Foreword, and Driver distraction—an introduction, by Ian Faulks, Safety and Policy Analysis International & Julia Irwin, Macquarie University

2.           Welcoming statements for the first international conference on distracted driving, Sydney, Australia, 2-3 June 2006, from Paul Gibson MP, Chairman, STAYSAFE Committee, Tony Stuart, Chief Executive Officer, NRMA Motoring & Services, and Raphael Grzebieta, President, Australasian College of Road Safety

3.           Driver distraction: Reflections on the past, present and future , a keynote presentation from Michael Regan, Monash University Accident Research Centre

4.           Driver distraction: Breakdowns of a multi-level control process , a keynote presentation from John Lee, University of Iowa

5.           Driver distraction countermeasures , a keynote presentation from Peter Burns, Transport Canada

6.           A meta-analysis of driving performance associated with the use of cellular telephones while driving: Results and methodological implications, a general paper from Jeff K. Caird and Chip T. Scialfa, University of Calgary, Geoff Ho, Honeywell, & Alison Smiley, Human Factors North

7.           The effects of text messaging on young novice driver performance , a general paper from Simon Hosking, Kristie Young & Michael Regan, Monash University Accident Research Centre

8.           An exploration of the role of driver distraction in serious road crashes , a general paper from Susan McEvoy & Mark Stevenson, George Institute for International Health

9.           Key findings from focus group research on inside-the-vehicle distractions in New Zealand , a general paper from Chad Barker, New Zealand Ministry of Transport 

10.         Drivers' attitudes, awareness and knowledge about driver distractions: Research from two central Sydney communities , a general paper from Suzanne Baker, City of Sydney Council & Karen Spina, Marrickville City Council

11.         Regulation by design; not crisis , a general paper from Jill Jepson, Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd

12.         Driver distraction related crashes in New Zealand , a general paper from Craig Gordon, New Zealand Ministry of Transport

13.         Driver distraction – Traffic law enforcement perspectives , a general paper from John Hartley, New South Wales Police

14.         Crikey, it’s cognitively complex! , a general paper from Martin Langham, TRL Ltd. & Nigel McDonald, ARRB Transport Research

15.         Driver distraction: A review of the literature , a general paper from Kristie Young & Michael Regan, Monash University Accident Research Centre

16.         Low-risk training measures and driver distractions , a general paper from Jeff McDougall, Australian Driver Trainers Association

17.         ‘Visual clutter’ and external-to-vehicle driver distraction , a general paper from Jessica Edquist, Tim Horberry, Michael Regan & Ian Johnston, Monash University Accident Research Centre

18.         Roadside advertising—a driver distraction by design , a general paper from Harold Scruby, Pedestrian Council of Australia

19.         Driver distraction—a factor in level crossing fatalities , a general paper from Phillip Sochon & Steven Davies, Australasian Railways Association

20.         In-vehicle technologies, Advanced Driving Assistance Systems and driver distraction : Research challenges, a general paper from Chad Brooks & Andry Rakotonirainy, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety—Queensland

21.         Driver state monitoring to mitigate distraction, a general paper from Luke Fletcher, Department of Information Engineering, Australian National University & Alex Zelinsky, Seeing Machines Pty Ltd

22.         Technology and driver distraction—the need for industry guidelines , a general paper from Mike Hammer, Fiona Douglas & Daniel Tobin, Holden Innovation

23.         NOGOS with distraction , a general paper from Saul Jeavons, TRL Ltd. & Nigel McDonald, ARRB Transport Research

24.         Fatigue and coping with driver distraction , a general paper from Anne Williamson, NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre

25.         Investigation of the interaction between visual impairment and multi-tasking on driving performance , a general paper from Joanne M. Wood, Queensland University of Technology, Alex Capparo, Department of Psychology, Wichita State University & Trent Carberry, Queensland University of Technology

26.         Work-related driving and driver distraction: Using the Haddon matrix to identify and manage the distractions, a general paper from Will Murray, Interactive Driving Systems & Ian Faulks, Safety and Policy Analysis International

 

 

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