Overcoming barriers to creating a well-functioning safety culture: A comparison of Australia and the United States
(2007) Overcoming barriers to creating a well-functioning safety culture: A comparison of Australia and the United States, in Improving Traffic Safety Culture in the United States: The Journey Forward, pages pp. 77-91. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
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Abstract
An effective highway-safety culture is an environment in which public and political attention is paid to motor vehicle injuries commensurate with the size of the problem, and there exists a balanced, evidence-based approach for reducing the problem, incorporating behavioral, environmental, and vehicle factors. There are barriers to achieving an effective safety culture, largely having to do with the psychology of driving. These barriers are discussed in the context of the United States, which has a weak safety culture. Other countries have made greater strides in overcoming these barriers. One such country is Australia. The experience of Australia is discussed in relation to the United States, and an assessment is made of what can be learned from this comparison about establishing a more effective highway-safety culture.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Status: | Published |
| Place of Publication: | Washington, DC |
| Subjects: | 350000 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 350400 Transportation > 350405 Road and Rail Transportation 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 321200 Public Health and Health Services > 321206 Preventive Medicine 380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences > 380100 Psychology > 380199 Psychology not elsewhere classified |
| ID Code: | 7585 |
| Deposited By: | Schnyder, Anthony J. |
| Deposited On: | 14 May 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/SafetyCultureReport.pdf, http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/, http://www.ite.org/itejournal/0706.asp |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2007 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety |
| Additional Information: | For more information about this book please refer to the publisher's website (see link) or contact the author . Author contact details : n.haworth@qut.edu.au Also available online: http://www.ite.org/itejournal/0706.asp |