Characteristics of rollover crashes

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dc.contributor.authorMcLean, A.
dc.contributor.authorKloeden, C.
dc.contributor.authorPonte, G.
dc.contributor.conferenceAustralasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference (2006 : Gold Coast, Qld)
dc.contributor.editorPeter Sugg,
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionThis paper was originally presented at the Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference held at Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 25-27 October 2006.
dc.description.abstractThis report analyses data from police reports on crashes, and from an in-depth study of rural crashes, to examine the characteristics of rollover crashes in South Australia. The risk of a single vehicle rollover crash increases markedly at higher travelling speeds and eighty per cent of these crashes in the in-depth study were initiated by the car running at least partially onto the left unsealed shoulder. Road-related countermeasures such as audio-tactile edge lining and sealed shoulders are discussed, as is the increase with travelling speed in the risk of a crash being a single vehicle rollover. The important role of seat belt wearing in protection against serious or fatal injury is confirmed yet again. The report concludes with a brief review of the literature on the design of vehicles in relation to rollover crashes, including the benefits of electronic stability control.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMcLean, A. J., Kloeden, C. N. and Ponte, G.
dc.identifier.citationCharacteristics of rollover crashes: Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 25-27 October, 2006.
dc.identifier.issn1832-9497
dc.identifier.orcidKloeden, C. [0000-0001-8583-3818]
dc.identifier.orcidPonte, G. [0000-0002-1485-8433]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/35295
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherQueensland Government
dc.publisher.placeCDROM
dc.source.urihttp://www.rsconference.com/pdf/RS060024.pdf
dc.subjectAccident investigation
dc.subjectRollover crash
dc.subjectElectronic Stability Control (ESC)
dc.titleCharacteristics of rollover crashes
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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