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Research Reports

Research reports available to download are provided below:

MAC-sponsored CASR (Centre for Automotive Safety Research) Research

A number of MAC-sponsored CASR projects have been completed and published. These can be viewed at: http://casr.adelaide.edu.au/publications/researchreports/

This site also contains research reports commissioned by the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure and other organisations.

The role of tyre pressure in vehicle safety, injury and environment

Michael Paine, Michael Griffiths and Nimmi Magedara, 2007 (on behalf of Heads of CTP insurers).

A review to better quantify the role of under-inflated tyres in crash cause, injury cause and environmental costs.

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Survival Following Spinal Cord Injury - Results from the First National Population Based Study

Peter O'Connor, Flinders University, 2002 (on behalf of Heads of CTP insurers).

An investigation into the survival of patients with a spinal cord injury, the predictors of survival and ways to improve it.

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Outcomes from the South Australian Road Safety Media Evaluation Study

University of South Australia, 2001 (MAC-sponsored).

The results of a three-year study into the effectiveness of anti-speeding road safety advertising in South Australia.

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Severe and Fatal Car Crashes due to Roadside Hazards

Road Accident Research Unit (now the Centre for Automotive Safety Research) 1999 (MAC-sponsored).

A study into the involvement of roadside hazards in car crashes in South Australia.

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