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TitleOlder road users: Emerging trends
AuthorsBaldock MRJ, Thompson JP, Dutschke JK, Kloeden CN, Lindsay VL, Woolley JE
Year2016
TypeReport
AbstractThis report identifies trends in crash involvement amongst older road users (aged 75+).

The project incorporated a literature review; analysis of 10 years of crash data from every jurisdiction in Australia and New Zealand; analysis of three years of detailed hospital injury data for older road users in South Australia; analysis of the contributing factors in older road user crashes examined using the Centre for Automotive Safety Research in-depth investigation method; consultations with representatives of all jurisdictions in Australia and New Zealand; and a summary of relevant sections of road safety strategies in a sample of international jurisdictions.

The report provides policy recommendations and describes crash countermeasures relevant to older road users.

Report NumberAP-R530-16
PublisherAustroads
Publisher CitySydney
SponsorAustroads
ISBN9781925451399
Page Count131
NotesAvailable at: https://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/items/AP-R530-16

Reference
Baldock MRJ, Thompson JP, Dutschke JK, Kloeden CN, Lindsay VL, Woolley JE (2016). Older road users: Emerging trends (AP-R530-16). Sydney: Austroads.