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SRSS Researchers receive ARC LIEF Grant
SRSS researchers are part of a successful 2009 ARC LIEF grant concerning rollover crashes.
A/Prof Andrew McIntosh and Dr Carlo Caponecchia will be working on this project with their colleagues from
- The NSW IRMRC,
- Monash University,
- The NSW Centre for Road Safety,
- The Motor Accidents Authority,
- The Centre for Injury Research USA, and
- The Office of Road Safety WA
Congratulations to everyone involved!
The project details are as follows:
TITLE: Rollover Crash Research Infrastructure Capacity Building
Grantees: Prof RH Grzebieta; Prof AM Williamson; Prof MJ Hoffman; A/Prof AS McIntosh; A/Prof MM Attard; Dr M Bambach; Dr C Caponecchia; Ms R Friswell; Dr J Hatfield; Dr RF Job; Ms P Albany; Dr D Friedman; Mr I Cameron
SUMMARY
Around 1 in every 3 vehicle occupants die in a crash where the vehicle rolls over. This crash mode also accounts for around 25% of spinal injuries and cost the community around $2.5 billion annually. There are no rollover crash standards or consumer crash tests. The equipment purchased will be used to develop a rollover crashworthiness test protocol that can be adopted by consumer testing groups, to understand the role of fatigue in precipitating rollover crashes, and to develop a driver fatigue metric. It is estimated this research will result in saving around 150 lives, reducing serious spinal and head injuries and save the Australian community around $800 million per annum. See the grant announcement online at :
http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/LIEF09/LIEF09_Allorg.pdf
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