Title and Subtitle Review of In-Depth Crash Research

Reports of in-depth crash studies fran Australia, UK, Europe and the USA were reviewed. Successful studies were found to have defined and explicit objectives, a sound statistical design, appropriate analysis, and a substantial report which was related to the objectives of the study. On-scene studies gather transient information, and allow developnent of insight into the crash process; follm-up studies are more convenient, but at the cost of lmt information. The resources required for each are similar. Apart fran a small rural study near Adelaide, there has been no field study of crash performance of vehicles in Australia since 1977. There is a need for a system for continual monitoring of the effects of changes in vehicles and the envirornnent on injuries and the crash process. This should be done through on-scene studies of rural and urban crashes, and through a system of amnted police reports.

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