PO Box 198, MAWSON, ACT 2607 Ph: (02) 6290 2509 Fax: (02) 6290 0914 Email: eo@acrs.org.au
AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF ROAD SAFETY INC.
ABN: 12 841 412 581
Patron: Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
ACRS LOOKS AT MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
The newly published ACRS journal looks at the increasingly popular form of transport:
motorcycles and scooters. They offer convenient and cheap solutions to traffic
congestion, parking pressure and are an environmentally sustainable alternative to cars.
The number registered in Australia increases by 7% each year, more than double the
increase in the number of passenger vehicles (3%).
As the number of registered motorcycles increases, so does the number of casualties.
Although they represent less than 4% of all registered vehicles, motorcycles now
account for some 15% of road crash deaths and 20% of injuries. While at a national
level the crash rate per registered motorcycle has decreased, there are substantial
differences in crash rates between different Australian States and Territories.
ACRS Executive member Liz de Rome was guest editor for the journal. Contributions
covering various aspects of motorcycle safety including black spot programs, road safety
barriers and protective clothing, and an analysis of motorcycle safety programs in
Australia are included in the journal.
ACRS President Lauchlan McIntosh said, “As is the case in other areas of road safety,
there is still more that can and should be done. Targeted approaches based on proven
strategies are needed to address the needs of this increasingly important section of road
users to reduce unnecessary death and injury which is so costly to our society both in
personal and in economic terms”.
Contact Lauchlan McIntosh, AM
President ACRS
Mobile: 0418 424 886
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