|
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) commissions
research on road safety issues of national importance. Our
findings help the Australian Government and other stakeholders
formulate and review road safety policies. They also contribute
to work undertaken by the vehicle safety standards area
of DOTARS.
While most of our research is contracted out to academics
or private sector specialists, ATSB officers are responsible
for overall project management, quality control and publication
of findings.
In addition to its core research activities, the ATSB also
funds an annual competitive road safety research grants
programme. These grants are intended to promote innovative
road safety research and to encourage new researchers into
the field.
The ATSB (and the former Federal Office of Road Safety)
have published more than 400 road safety research reports.
These include commissioned works published in our 'Consultant's
Report' (CR) series, as well as in-house research papers
and reports funded through our competitive grants programme.
Some of our recent research topics include:
- Speed management
- Community attitudes to road safety
- Novice driver education
- Vehicle occupant protection issues
- Road safety themes in vehicle advertising
- Road environment factors
- Driver fatigue in the transport industry
ATSB research publications are generally available in printed
form or electronically, and most reports issued since 1997
are directly accessible through the ATSB web site.
|
