29 July 2008
Drive safely on country roads
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A new five-year study of serious road accidents in remote Queensland has confirmed what researchers have know for some time. Speed and alcohol are frequently involved, the majority are single vehicle accidents and the casualties are mostly men. But it's not just young men who are affected. Males aged between 30 and 50 years also figured in the statistics. So how can we reduce the risks for drivers in rural and remote areas and what road safety campaigns are most effective?
Guests
Mary Sheehan
Professor, Queensland University of Technology's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety
Jamie Cupples
Executive director Farm Safe Queensland
Colin Edmonston
Researcher Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland University of Technology
Maureen Thurston
Chair, Road Wise Committee Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Further Information
The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland
Australasian College of Road Safety
Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Road safety in remote and rural areas
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Debra McCoy
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