Table of contents
- Introduction
- Recently completed projects
- Child pedestrial training, Drumchapel project (s214e)
- Summary of Main Findings
- Child perception phase i (s214s)
- Summary of Main Findings
- Skills Development
- Motivations
- Implications
- Training parents (S214N)
- Summary of Main Findings
- Traffic clubs Scotland (S214Y)
- Provision of road safety education in England and Wales (S214X)
- Guidelines for safer journeys to school (S224D)
- Computer-based child pedestrian training (S214G)
- Comparative study of European child pedestrian exposure and accidents (S214T)
- Review of road safety education linked database (ROSALIND) (S224K)
- Training children transferring from primary to secondary school (S214W)
- Review of literature on the involvement of children from ethnic minority origin in child pedestrian accidents (S224F)
- Cycle helmet wearing rates III (S210F)
- Road safety materials for GNVQ courses (S214V)
- Child development research programme: phase iii: pedestrian road safety in early adolescence (9 to 15 year-olds) (S101A, A)
- Ongoing projects
- Developing and evaluating tools for parents to train children to be safer pedestrians (S214G, C)
- Evaluation methods in road safety education (S224E)
- Effects of road engineering modifications on child pedestrian skills development (S224J)
- Training children in the use of designated crossings (S214G,D)
- Child pedestrian exposure and accidents further analyses (S101E)
- New research
- Child development phase iii - adolescent programme (S101A,B)
- Evaluation of national pilot of child pedestrian schemes (S101B)
- Child road safety in rural areas (S101D)
- Road safety of children with special needs (S101C)
- Cycle helmets - a review of their efficacy (S101F)
- Chapter 2
Driver and Rider Behaviour
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Recently completed projects
- In-depth study of young and novice drivers (S213L)
- Influencing driver attitudes and behaviour (S231A)
- Risk, hazard perception and perceived control (S211T)
- Differential effects of formal and informal training (S213M)
- Evaluation of hazard perception testing (S213S)
- Review of approved driving instructor (ADI) training and qualifications (S213V)
- Entry to the Register:
- Raising the Standards of those on the Register:
- Other Issues
- Learner Driver Logbook
- Monitoring and evaluation of new driver safety measures (S213K)
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Ongoing projects
- Review of the practical driving test (S213R)
- Unlicensed drivers (S240H)
- Looked but failed to see accident causation factor (S240M)
- International review of driver improvement schemes (S501D)
- Cohort study of young and novice drivers ii (S202A)
- The older motorcyclist (S501B)
- Valuation of the effectiveness of driver improvement schemes (S501C)
- Multivariate analysis of existing data on factors affecting the accident risk of motorcyclists (S501F)
- Scoping study on motorcycle training (S501G)
- Chapter 3
Impairment
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Recently completed projects
- Incidence of alcohol and drugs in road accident fatalities (S219l)
- Alcohol and adult pedestrians (S219H)
- The influence of cannabis on driving (S224I)
- Driver fatigue related accidents and countermeasures (S231C)
- Over the counter medicines and road safety: a literature review and commentary (S219R)
- Antidepressants, benzodiazepines and road safety: a literature review and commentary (S219S)
- Driver fatigue: review of countermeasures (S219T)
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Ongoing projects
- The ageing driver (S217C)
- Roadside surveys of drinking and driving (S219N)
- Maintenance of alcohol database II (S219P)
- Analysis of evidential blood alcohol samples for drugs (S219Q)
- The high risk offender project - refinement and analysis (S240K)
- The rehabilitation project - further analysis, evaluation and monitoring (S240L)
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New projects
- The interactions between sleepiness and moderate alcohol intake (S219U)
- Roadside evidential breath testing instruments: practicalities and suitability of available devices (S301E)
- Older pedestrians: a review (S301F)
- The potential of physical exercise to reduce driver stress and fatigue (S301H)
- Monitoring the effectiveness of field impairment tests (S240C)
- Further road audits (S219V)
- Analysis of borderline blood samples (S301D)
- Chapter 4
Road Engineering and Speed Management
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Recently completed projects
- Congestion and accident risk (S203P)
- Accidents at junctions on one way urban roads (S205N)
- Trials of network accident models (S205P)
- Developing urban management and safety (DUMAS) (S204M)
- Urban speed limit compliance (S240A)
- Local safety scheme monitoring (S204P)
- Mixed priority routes (S204J)
- Traffic management in the evening (S204K)
- Managing approach speeds at junctions (S211X)
- Rural speed management (S240B)
- Development and implementation of a cost recovery system for speed and red-light cameras (S240F)
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Ongoing projects
- Developing safety measures for trial (phase II) (S203K)
- Urban safety management demonstration project (S204I)
- Junction improvements for vulnerable road users (S205Q)
- Local transport plan scheme monitoring (S240S)
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New projects
- Rural road hierarchy development (S401D)
- Development of a simplified system of making speed limits (S401E)
- National roll-out of safety (speed and red- light) cameras (S401C)
- Chapter 5
Statistical Analysis, Accident Causation and Policy Monitoring
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Recently completed projects
- Police fatal road accident report I (S216F)
- Accident causation and outcome studies I (S201L)
- Effects of single/double summertime (S201Q)
- Impact of retesting (S213G)
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Conclusions:
- Casualty data linkage (S218C)
- Police fatal road accident reports - phase II (S216I)
- Valuation of benefits of health and safety control (S201P)
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Summary of main findings
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Estimation of roads VPF
- Chapter 6
Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive
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Recently completed projects
- Review: clinical status and performance relevant to driving (S601D)
- Review: analysis and documentation for medical aspects of fitness to drive programme (S601E)
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Ongoing projects
- Management of research projects on medcial aspects of fitness to drive (S240U)
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New projects
- Insulin treated diabetes and driving commercial vehicles (S601A)
- Visual defects field (S601B)
- Database development and analysis (S601C)
- Chapter 7
Research Support and Dissemination
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Ongoing projects
- Call off contract with trl for advice on road safety (S216J)
- Advice on behavioural psychology (S211P)
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New projects
- Police liaison officer (S701B)
- Appendix 1
DTLR Research Reports
- Appendix 2
Addresses of Report Authors
- Appendix 3
ROAME Statement for Road Safety Division (RSD)
- INTRODUCTION
- Rationale
- Objectives
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Theme 1: Vulnerable Road Users
- Specific project objectives in this theme are:
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a) Child Safety
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b) Pedestrian safety
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c) Cyclist safety
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Theme 2: Driver and Rider Behaviour
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a) Driver Training and Testing
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b) Driver behaviour
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c) Rider Behaviour
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Theme 3: Impairment
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a) Drugs and driving
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b) Alcohol and Driving
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c) Fatigue
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d) Ageing driver
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Theme 4: Road Engineering and Speed Management
- Specific project objectives in this theme are:
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Theme 5: Statistical Analysis, Accident Causation and Policy Monitoring
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a) Monitoring the effects of road safety policy
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b) Accident causation and statistical analysis
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Theme 6: Medical Aspects of Fitness to Drive
- Expression of interest form
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- Guidance for potential contract
- Expression of interest
- Invitations to tender
- Tender documents and their assessment
- Awarding of contracts
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