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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Severe and fatal car crashes involving roadside hazards | | Authors | Kloeden CN, McLean AJ | | Year | 1999 | | Type | Conference Paper | | Abstract | The role of roadside hazards in South Australian car crashes was determined by examination of police reports on road accidents for the years 1994-1996 and by a detailed investigation of Coroner’s files on fatal crashes for the years 1985- 1996. Roadside hazards were found to be a serious road safety problem, especially in the more severe crashes. Trees were identified as the most common roadside hazard, and the most dangerous. A collision with a tree accounted for 23 per cent of all car occupant fatalities. Stobie poles were also identified as a significant roadside hazard, accounting for 8 per cent of all car occupant fatalities. | | Publisher | Australian Institute of traffic planning and management incorporated | | Publisher City | Adelaide | | Conference Name | Counting the cost, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management | | Conference Abbreviation | AITPM | | Conference Location | Adelaide | | Conference Date | 10-11 June 1999 |
| Reference | | Kloeden CN, McLean AJ (1999). Severe and fatal car crashes involving roadside hazards. Counting the cost, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management, Adelaide, 10-11 June 1999. |
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