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Cyclists' Perception and Behaviour study The purpose of this project is to develop a better understanding of how cyclists' attitudes and perceptions about safety affect their riding behaviour. This information will be collected by asking cyclists to complete a questionnaire about their attitudes, perceptions and riding patterns. The research team is looking for participants who are 18 years and over who ride a bicycle at least once a month and live in Queensland. Your participation will involve completing an online questionnaire which will take approximately 15 minutes of your time. A printed version of the questionnaire is available if you would prefer that format. More information and link to survey [PDF, 26KB]
Researchers at the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety — Queensland (CARRS-Q) are seeking drivers to participate in a driving simulator study that examines how people interact on the road. Your participation would involve a two-hour session where you'll drive the CARRS-Q Advanced Driving Simulator (located at QUT's Kelvin Grove campus) through road scenarios involving other vehicles. You will also be asked to fill out some questionnaires regarding your experiences on the road and your driving behaviour.
Tiredness and fatigue is such a common experience for most women when caring for an infant that the term 'postpartum fatigue' or 'PPF' has been coined to describe it. When new mothers experience extreme tiredness or fatigue, it follows that other aspects of their lives can be affected. Research is being conducted by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q) to investigate whether the fatigue experienced by mothers when caring for their new baby raises the risk of injury while driving or undertaking other normal daily activity.
One of the possible causes of driver distraction is in-vehicle driver assistant systems such as eco-driving systems. Eco-driving systems send messages to drivers so that driving performance can be improved in terms of fuel efficiency. The purpose of this research is to better understand driver distraction caused by in-vehicle systems, in particular, eco-driving systems. This project may ultimately assist in decreasing the number of road fatalities. The driving component of the study will be conducted in the CARRS-Q Advanced Driving Simulator.
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Postpartum fatigue: Effects on safety-sensitive tasks
Examining the effects of an eco-driving system on driver distraction