Rural and Remote Road Safety Research Project - Five Year crash and area profile of North Queensland - Monograph 3
(2006) Rural and Remote Road Safety Research Project - Five Year crash and area profile of North Queensland - Monograph 3. CARRS-Q, QUT.
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Abstract
This report profiles the sociodemographic and transport statistics of teh study area for the Rural and Remote Road Safety Project, which is being conducted by CARRS-Q at Queensland University of Technology, and James Cook University. It forms part of a larger program of research and intervention aimed at reducing the high rates of fatalities and serious injuries that occur due to road crashes in rural and remote North Queensland. Background research has demonstrated that rural people are at much higher risk of death and injury on the roads. Further, it has highlighted the lack of initiatives designed to utilise their experience and knowledge of conditions and possible safety measures. As such, this is the first study of its kind done in the world. Presented are the findings from the first stage of the project which includes: (i) regional profiles and comparisons within North Queensland; and (ii) an overview of road traffic crashes in the area during the five-year period preceding the study (January 1st 1998 to December 31st 2002). Population statistics were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and road traffic crash data extracted from Queensland Transport's WebCrash 2 database. The report also includes demographic information about the Indigenous population in North Queensland.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Status: | Published |
| Place of Publication: | Carseldine, Queensland |
| Subjects: | 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370500 Demography 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 321200 Public Health and Health Services > 321206 Preventive Medicine 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 321200 Public Health and Health Services > 321207 Indigenous Health |
| ID Code: | 7238 |
| Deposited By: | Schnyder, Anthony J. |
| Deposited On: | 01 May 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.carrsq.qut.edu.au/documents/Monograph_3.pdf |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2006 CARRS-Q, QUT |
| Copyright Statement: | The contents of this monograph can be freely accessed online via the organisations web page (see hypertext link). |