A Macquarie University report has revealed the major reasons why truck driving is Australia's deadliest job. Long hours, pressure to drive unsafe schedules with unsafe loads and an inability to raise safety concerns without ...
Feb 3, 2017
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With mobile phone distracted driving a growing road safety issue, a QUT study reveals why some drivers slow down when using a mobile phone but others don't.
Jan 24, 2017
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As commuters shimmy past large, lumbering trucks on the road, they may glance over and wonder, "How safe is that driver next to me?" If the truck driver is in poor health, the answer could be: Not very. Commercial truck drivers ...
Jan 17, 2017
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Talking hands-free on a mobile phone while driving is just as distracting as a conversation using a hand-held phone, despite one being illegal and the other not, a QUT road safety study has found.
Dec 13, 2016
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Distracted driving is a prevalent safety hazard for everyone, but especially for drivers in their first several years behind the wheel. A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute ...
Dec 12, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Missing just an hour or two of sleep at night nearly doubles your chances of a car crash the next day, a new report suggests.
Dec 6, 2016
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Driver distraction combined with sleepiness creates a perfect storm when young people get behind the wheel, warns QUT road safety researcher Dr Chris Watling.
Nov 22, 2016
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If it were possible to determine exactly what constitutes inattention while driving, it might be possible to detect inattention before bad things happen. That's critically important in light of advances in automated transportation ...
Nov 18, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Speeding is the most common deadly mistake new teen drivers make, and parents don't do enough to help their children drive safely, traffic safety experts say.
Oct 20, 2016
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State troopers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been known to patrol in a tractor-trailer so they can sit up high and spot drivers texting behind the wheel.
Sep 2, 2016
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