On average, four people are killed and 80 are seriously injured every day on Australia's roads. Almost everyone has, at some stage, been affected by a road crash. Australian Transport Ministers have asked the heads of transport and roads agencies around the country to work together to prepare a new 10-year National Road Safety Strategy...

This paper estimates the impact of increased rainfall on traffic accident fatalities. This focus is motivated by two factors. First, in OECD countries, road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for people aged 15-24. Second, the social welfare cost of traffic deaths is largely ignored in GDP calculations. If rainfall significantly affects traffic...

This conference paper examines the use of mobile phones in vehicles and the effect this has on road safety. It explores the rationales, processes and deliberations of government in grappling with the regulation of motor telephony.