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Journal article
Vulnerable road user groups: a review of young drivers, motorcyclists an older drivers
Vulnerable Groups and Inclusion, Vol.3, pp.1-20
2012
Abstract
Scientific efforts to understand and reduce the occurrence of road crashes continue to expand, particularly in the areas of vulnerable road user groups. Three groups that are receiving increasing attention within the literature are younger drivers, motorcyclists and older drivers. These three groups are at an elevated risk of being in a crash or seriously injured, and research continues to focus on the origins of this risk as well as the development of appropriate countermeasures to improve driving outcomes for these cohorts. However, it currently remains unclear what factors produce the largest contribution to crash risk or what countermeasures are likely to produce the greatest long term positive effects on road safety. This paper reviews research that has focused on the personal and environmental factors that increase crash risk for these groups as well as considers direction for future research in the respective areas. A major theme to emerge from this review is that while there is a plethora of individual and situational factors that influence the likelihood of crashes, these factors often combine in an additive manner to exacerbate the risk of both injury and fatality. Additionally, there are a number of risk factors that are pertinent for all three road user groups, particularly age and the level of driving experience. As a result, targeted interventions that address these factors are likely to maximise the flow-on benefits to a wider range of road users. Finally, there is a need for further research that aims to bridge the research-to-practice gap, in order to develop appropriate pathways to ensure that evidenced-based research is directly transferred to effective policies that improve safety outcomes.
Details
- Title
- Vulnerable road user groups: a review of young drivers, motorcyclists an older drivers
- Authors
- James E Freeman (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyBridie Scott-Parker (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyI Wong (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyN Haworth (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Vulnerable Groups and Inclusion, Vol.3, pp.1-20
- Publisher
- Co-Action Publishing
- Date published
- 2012
- DOI
- 10.3402/vgi.v3i0.14889
- ISSN
- 2000-8023; 2000-8023
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2012 J. Freeman et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450031702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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