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Item Metadata only Evaluating behaviour change communication campaigns in health and safety: A literature review(Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, 2019) Bailey, T.J.; Wundersitz, L.N.; SA Motor Accident CommissionSelected international research was reviewed to investigate how six fields other than road safety (i.e. healthy eating/physical activity, smoking, alcohol and drug use, workplace health and safety, suicide and juvenile offending) evaluated their behaviour change communication campaigns. The review also considered best practice for providing evidence of the effectiveness of these campaigns and explored whether these practices could be translated to road safety. Overall, the health and safety literature indicated that there is no single model for best practice in evaluating communication campaigns but there are some general principles that are highly germane to road safety: • using a recognised model/theory of behaviour change • multiple measurement methods • measuring target behaviours at each stage of the campaign • using a control group not exposed to the campaign • identifying factors that can influence the likelihood of the desired behaviour. Given adequate resources, all health and safety domains, including road safety, might improve the quality of their evaluations with sound experimental designs and the increased use of objective forms of behaviour measurement, assisted by advances in affordable technology.Item Metadata only Review of the National Road Safety Strategy(Austroads, 2015) Lydon, M.; Woolley, J.; Small, M.; Harrison, J.; Bailey, T.J.; Searson, D.; AustroadsThis report details the results of a review of the 2011 Australian National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) designed to identify new countermeasures or changes in trauma patterns that would support changes to priorities in the next Action Plan. The project was commissioned as part of the first review of the NRSS. The project included a targeted literature review including strategies from successful countries, consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, a review of the level of implementation of the NRSS and data analysis including fatal crash data, hospital separations data, speed surveys, vehicle kilometres travelled and properties of the vehicle fleet. Increased emphasis was recommended for 13 priority areas including developing a Safe System for vulnerable road users, improving safety for older road users and better understanding serious injuries. It was also recommended that more support be provided for the introduction of new technology for vehicles and infrastructure.Item Metadata only The relationship between self-reported and actual driving-related behaviours: A literature review(Centre for Automotive Safety Research, University of Adelaide, 2019) Bailey, T.J.; Wundersitz, L.N.; SA Motor Accident CommissionSelf-reports of driving behaviour are commonly used in traffic behaviour research and in evaluating road safety behavioural change media campaigns. Self-report approaches are relatively inexpensive, provide detailed information and can reach large numbers of people. However, it is unclear to what extent they validly measure actual behaviours. Studies examining the relationship between self-reported and actual behaviour in the road safety context, and more generally, were reviewed. The relationship was found to be inconsistent and problematic, although some studies found evidence of a moderately strong positive relationship. Some themes about the problematic nature of self-reporting emerged, illustrating a range of causes for the generally weak relationship, and the extent to which they may be overcome.Item Metadata only What can work health and safety learn from road safety?(Centre for Automotive Safety Research, 2014) Woolley, J.; Bailey, T.J.; Raftery, S.; SafeWork SAWork health and safety (WHS) and road safety are distinctive perspectives of public health but they share much in common. Both talk of incidents rather than accidents. Both are characterised by proactive rather than reactive responses. Both suffer from a tendency to normalise levels of risk and to prefer training of individuals over system-wide, integrated approaches. As well, compliance and enforcement are important in both WHS and road safety, and their hierarchies of control share many commonalities. A literature review and a series of workplace interviews identified where various aspects of WHS policy and practice could be reviewed in relation to the road safety experience, particularly in relation to how compliance and enforcement approaches work best, the use of rewards and incentives, making fuller use of violation data, establishing chains of responsibility, and looking beyond regulatory solutions. WHS data collection and analysis approaches could be reviewed with respect to optimising use of auditing programs and considering employing non-traditional WHS performance indicators.Item Metadata only Work related road safety(Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV), 2014) Small, M.; Bailey, T.J.; Lydon, M.; Royal Automobile Club of VictoriaWork-related road safety is increasingly regarded as a vital issue for a wide range of private companies. Vehicles used in the course of employment are a part of the workplace and it has been estimated that work related road crashes in Australia account for about half of all occupational fatalities and 15% of national road deaths. Further, fleet vehicles are generally sold to private buyers within a few years. This suggests that the safety of a company’s fleet vehicles and the road safety behaviour of its employees is paramount when considering the road safety of the general population. RACV commissioned this report to gain a better understanding of work related road safety. The project includes a review of vehicle technology and driver based safety initiatives; a review of currently available resources that address work related road safety and consultations with a range of organisations. The report concludes by outlining best practice principles and priority actions for managers to improve a company’s road safety profile.Item Metadata only Young Adult Licensing Trends - 2017 Update(Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) Limited, 2017) Wundersitz, L.N.; Bailey, T.J.; Thompson, J.P.; Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) LimitedDeclines in the proportions of young adults with driver licences have been reported in several countries. This study provides an update to a previous study of such trends in Victoria, Australia by Bailey et al. (2015). It was found in the present study that, for the years 2001 to 2016, there has been an overall 18% decrease in young Victorian adults aged 18 to 24 holding a driver licence. In 2016, over a third (37%) of Victorian adults aged 18 to 24 did not hold a driver licence. Licensing rates among Victorians in the 25 to 29 age group have also declined but to a lesser extent than those aged 18 to 24. With respect to gender, for the years 2014 to 2016, fewer males aged 18 to 24 were licensed (66%) than males aged 25 to 29 (87%). Fewer females than males were licensed in these two age groups (62% and 79%, respectively). For those aged 18 to 24, licensing rates for the Greater Melbourne area declined by 4% from 2011 to 2016, while licensing rates in rural areas increased by 4.7%. Licensing rates in Victorian regional centres remained stable over time but those aged 21 to 24 became increasingly more likely to be licensed while those aged 18 to 20 became less likely. It may be that young adults living in Victorian regional centres are taking longer to obtain a licence, or are intentionally delaying obtaining one. Overall, those living in the Greater Melbourne area or regional centres are less likely to be licensed than those dwelling in the remainder of Victoria, possibly due to the greater availability of alternative transport modes.