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The Hazards of the Highway Media Note
The Hazards of the Highway media note
Media are advised
that Rebecca Everdon from the University of Otago, will be
speaking at the Injury Prevention Network of Aotearoa New
Zealand Conference on the topic of “Hazards of the
Highway”.
Hoani Waititi Marae,
Waitakere
City
*Discussion on the dangers of the truck driving
profession in New Zealand. Truck travel accounts for only 7
percent of all road travel on NZ roadways, but 20 percent of
the total road fatalities occur from crashes involving
trucks.
*The design of a new Behaviour-Based Safety
(BBS) crash and injury prevention strategy for truck
drivers.
*During ‘driver-only’ focus groups, truck
drivers defined, and rated the top dangers of the
profession. The top five hazards of truck driving were
identified as: other road users, road conditions, road
design, fatigue, and rules and regulations.
*A set of
driver self-reports based upon the dangers identified by
drivers. Drivers receive written feedback, including
‘safe’ scores and alertness ratings.
*Preliminary
results of the study – initial data analysis indicates
that overall driver percent ‘safe’ scores and alertness
levels have increased during this ongoing safety treatment.
The conference is on from Wednesday 7 October –
Friday 9 October at the Hoani Waititi Marae, Waitakere City,
Auckland.
More information about the Injury Prevention
Network of Aotearoa New Zealand (IPNANZ) Conference,
including a programme, can be found on the conference page
of the IPNANZ website: http://www.ipnanz.org.nz/page.php?p=128&fp=103.
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