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Behavioural Safety Science

The research activity of the Behavioural Safety Science Team is focused on understanding human behaviour in a safety context across a range of environments. The current research priority is driver and pedestrian behaviour of children, youth and seniors. Health and fitness to drive in the ageing population is a significant feature of the team's activity. A range of research methods are used to study human performance in the road environment. Techniques include simulation and real-world instrumented vehicles, population surveys and mass data analysis. The emphasis of the research is to understand risk factors and develop effective countermeasures for the prevention and reduction of injury.

Team members:

Lorraine Atkinson
Megan Bohensky
Anna Devlin
Marilyn Johnson
Dr. Sjaanie Koppel
Carlyn Muir
Julie Suker
Michelle Whelan

Research areas include:



  • Child occupant safety and child restraints
  • Child pedestrian safety
  • Teen novice driving
  • Bicyclist safety
  • Older road users
  • Medical conditions and driving
  • Licensing
Impact of our work:
 
 
 
News and Current Activities:

Recruitment – how to participate in our research

Senior Drivers project:

  • Research results from the Older Driver Simulator Study were launched on 2 December, 2009
  • New ARC Linkage grant - OzDrive - Driving research for older adults in Australia and New Zealand

MUARC Postgraduate students:

  • Hafez Alavi - "Developing safety models to predict pedestrian crashes and assess innovative crash and injury risk reduction measures"
  • Marilyn Johnson - "Cycling safety from the perspective of all road users"
  • Carlyn Muir - "Vision and driving with Hemianopia"

Student supervision (enrolled through other faculties and institutions):

  • DPsych candidate (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences) - Kelly Bryden "Wayfinding in older drivers and drivers with Alzheimer's disease"
  • DPsych candidate (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences) - Karen Scally "Factors influencing driving performance in Parkinson's disease"