Rural and remote road crashes: piecing together the story
(2006) Rural and remote road crashes: piecing together the story. In Proceedings 9th National Rural Health Conference, Albury, New South Wales.
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Abstract
Deaths from rural road crashes continue at a higher rate per head of population than that for major cities, with the risk of dying on rural roads exceeding that on motorways by four to six times. In response to such evidence and the paucity of research specifically examining rural road trauma, a five-year multi-component study aimed at increasing knowledge about rural and remote road crashes and informing road safety policy was designed. This paper presents some initial results from two components of the study: interviews with road crash patients admitted to hospital between March 2004 and May 31 2006; and interviews with road users passing the sites where the hospital interviewees’ crashes occurred 1-2 weeks previously. Demographic data, use of safety restraints and helmets, levels of drinking and attitudes to road safety practices and enforcement are reported.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | rural; road safety; road crash; alcohol; helmet; enforcement; seatbelt; attitudes |
| Subjects: | 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370107 Social Change 350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350400 Transportation > 350405 Road and Rail Transportation 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370500 Demography > 370501 Population Trends and Policies 380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences > 380100 Psychology > 380105 Social and Community Psychology |
| ID Code: | 6912 |
| Deposited By: | Steinhardt, Dale |
| Deposited On: | 13 April 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://9thnrhc.ruralhealth.org.au/program/docs/papers/oconnor_C3.pdf |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2006 (please consult author) |