In New South Wales, details of all classes of motor vehicle licences except the 16,000 Metropolitan taxi licences were in 1971 stored on 80-column, 12-zone punched cards in the...
In providing the means for mobility for countless thousands of people in this highly urbanised and affluent society, the highway system must perforce cater for many individuals...
Report forms concerning the deaths of 120 motorcycle riders in traffic crashes in New South Wales have been studied. Most of those killed were young men. Deaths were...
When a vehicle, after travelling in a straight line, is driven along a curve, the path swept by the vehicle increases in width. This paper describes a means by which the swept...
The New South Wales Government has provided heavy sponsorship through the Traffic Accident Research Unit of the Department of Motor Transport of two drink-driving campaigns. The...
A dynamic test for seat-belt assemblies is soon to be a mandatory requirement for new cars sold in Australia. As an aid to the development of suitable test requirements, a...
This paper discusses the value of existing driver training and education programmes and concludes that further research is required in order to find ways of motivating drivers...
Legislation laying down a legal limit for blood alcohol concentration was introduced in New South Wales in 1968, but has had a disappointing effect on drink-driving behaviour....
Relevant research related issues are briefly examined. The known influence of experience implies the possibility of effective education and training. At present, however, there...
Text of Speech by David C Herbert, Superintendent, Traffic Accident Research Unit, New South Wales Department of Motor Transport at the DRIVER EDUCATION SEMINAR conducted by the...
The driving task involves the processing of signals received by the sensory organs, the making of decisions based on those signals, and the performance of various physical...
Driver education schemes may be divided among three groups: (a) Basic training. This provides the skill necessary to drive the vehicle, and the information on road rules...
In August, 1974, the definition of the STOP sign in New South Wales was changed to correspond with accepted international practice. Driver behaviour was observed at ten open,...