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Safety of two wheelers
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Safety of Two Wheelers. Road Research Group, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1978, 125pp. $7.00 (f3.40).
The Road Research Group on “Prevention of Accidents to Users of Two-Wheeled Vehicles” was created to provide a review of the safety problem of two-wheelers and to study available remedial measures. The report summarizes the legal aspects in member countries regarding vehicle design and equipment, age limits and other user characteristics and traffic rules. It also presents an international review of accident statistics including a discussion of the risk associated with the use of two-wheelers. The various factors contributing to accidents are analyzed, and research on crash factors and rider protection is examined. A comprehensive evaluation of accident countermeasures is presented in the areas of instruction and licensing, safety campaigns and enforcement, design of equipment for two-wheelers and other vehicles, and town planning and traffic engineering facilities. The report ends with a recommendation of countermeasures on the basis of recent studies, a list of research subjects, and a bibliography of 170 items.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Fixed Roadside
Hazards Symposium (Held October 1977 in Vermont South, Victoria). Australian Road Research Board, Vermont South, Victoria, Australia, 1 Vol. Table of contents: Collisions with fixed roadside hazards-an overview of the problem (C. J. Boughton and P. W. Milne, 25 pp.); Current research in New South Wales (D. C. Herbert, 5 pp.); The University of Melbourne utility pole impact study: a project resume preliminary report (J. C. Fox, M. C. Good, and P. N. Joubert, 10 pp.); Roadside hazards-the institutional problem (J. R. Jarvis and E. F. Mullin, 18 pp.); Roadside hazards-the legal implications (J. Epstein, 12pp.); Motor vehicles vs utility poles (B. W. Casserly, 11 pp.); Economic evaluation of safety improvements to fixed roadside hazards (K. R. Mackay and A. J. Shaw, 17 pp.). Also included are the proceedings of three discussion workshops: “Utility Poles,” “Planted or Naturally Occurring Hazards” and “Highway and Traffic Authority Associated Structures.”
OTHER PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS): A Survey of Owners’ Opinions. Livia K. Li and B. J.
Campbell. Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1978, 48 pp. A Comparison of Injury Motor Accidents in Otara and Glenjield. P. R. Kippenberger and D. G. Houghton. Traffic Research Report No. 20. Ministry of Transport, Wellington, New Zealand, 1978, 37 pp. Driver Improvement: lnhaftierte Verkehrsstraftiiter als Zielgruppe fiir ein problemorientiertes Trainingsprogramm. [Driver Improvement: Imprisoned Trafic Oflenders as Target Group for Problem-Oriented Training Programs.] L. Schmidt, H. Michalke, and E. Klebel. 3. Bericht.
Kuratorium fur Verkehrssicherheit, Verkehrspsychologisches Institut, Vienna, 1978, 100pp. The Eflects of a Trafic Safety Film or a Drive Test with Counseling Session for Renewal Drivers License Applicants with Poor Prior Records. Michael Ratz. Report No. CAL-DMV-RSS-78-64.
Research and Development Section, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, California, 1978, v, 44 pp.
245
Safety of Two Wheelers. Road Research Group, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1978, 125pp. $7.00 (f3.40).
The Road Research Group on “Prevention of Accidents to Users of Two-Wheeled Vehicles” was created to provide a review of the safety problem of two-wheelers and to study available remedial measures. The report summarizes the legal aspects in member countries regarding vehicle design and equipment, age limits and other user characteristics and traffic rules. It also presents an international review of accident statistics including a discussion of the risk associated with the use of two-wheelers. The various factors contributing to accidents are analyzed, and research on crash factors and rider protection is examined. A comprehensive evaluation of accident countermeasures is presented in the areas of instruction and licensing, safety campaigns and enforcement, design of equipment for two-wheelers and other vehicles, and town planning and traffic engineering facilities. The report ends with a recommendation of countermeasures on the basis of recent studies, a list of research subjects, and a bibliography of 170 items.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Fixed Roadside
Hazards Symposium (Held October 1977 in Vermont South, Victoria). Australian Road Research Board, Vermont South, Victoria, Australia, 1 Vol. Table of contents: Collisions with fixed roadside hazards-an overview of the problem (C. J. Boughton and P. W. Milne, 25 pp.); Current research in New South Wales (D. C. Herbert, 5 pp.); The University of Melbourne utility pole impact study: a project resume preliminary report (J. C. Fox, M. C. Good, and P. N. Joubert, 10 pp.); Roadside hazards-the institutional problem (J. R. Jarvis and E. F. Mullin, 18 pp.); Roadside hazards-the legal implications (J. Epstein, 12pp.); Motor vehicles vs utility poles (B. W. Casserly, 11 pp.); Economic evaluation of safety improvements to fixed roadside hazards (K. R. Mackay and A. J. Shaw, 17 pp.). Also included are the proceedings of three discussion workshops: “Utility Poles,” “Planted or Naturally Occurring Hazards” and “Highway and Traffic Authority Associated Structures.”
OTHER PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS): A Survey of Owners’ Opinions. Livia K. Li and B. J.
Campbell. Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1978, 48 pp. A Comparison of Injury Motor Accidents in Otara and Glenjield. P. R. Kippenberger and D. G. Houghton. Traffic Research Report No. 20. Ministry of Transport, Wellington, New Zealand, 1978, 37 pp. Driver Improvement: lnhaftierte Verkehrsstraftiiter als Zielgruppe fiir ein problemorientiertes Trainingsprogramm. [Driver Improvement: Imprisoned Trafic Oflenders as Target Group for Problem-Oriented Training Programs.] L. Schmidt, H. Michalke, and E. Klebel. 3. Bericht.
Kuratorium fur Verkehrssicherheit, Verkehrspsychologisches Institut, Vienna, 1978, 100pp. The Eflects of a Trafic Safety Film or a Drive Test with Counseling Session for Renewal Drivers License Applicants with Poor Prior Records. Michael Ratz. Report No. CAL-DMV-RSS-78-64.
Research and Development Section, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, California, 1978, v, 44 pp.