Motor Vehicle Crashes Research Centres

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Motor Vehicle Crashes Research Centres

Purpose of the Injury Prevention Research Centre Report: This information has been compiled as a starting point for people attempting to locate research or researchers who have completed work in injury prevention or related fields. This is by no means a full and exhaustive list of research centres and it does not include Canada, USA, South America, Africa and Asia. This report is not intended to recommend any particular research unit or imply that it is being endorsed by the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy. The information is current as at June 2005.

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New Zealand

Injury Prevention Research Centre (IPRC), University of Auckland
  • Injury Prevention Research Centre University of Auckland
  • Private Bag 92019
  • Auckland
  • Phone: +64 9 373 7599, extn 84640
  • Fax: +64 9 373 7503
  • Web: www.health.auckland.ac.nz/ipc/
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, fatigue, land transport system, motorcycles, passengers, pedestrians, restraints.
Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU), University of Otago
  • Injury Prevention Research Unit
  • PO Box 913
  • Dunedin
  • Phone: +64 3 479 8342
  • Fax: +64 3 479 8337
  • Email: iprunz@otago.ac.nz
  • Web: www.otago.ac.nz/ipru/
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, drugs, heavy vehicles, land transport system, motorcycles, newly licensed drivers, passengers, pedestrians, restraints, work related, youth.
Land Transport NZ
  • Land Transport NZ
  • PO Box 2840
  • Wellington
  • Ph: +64 4 931 8700
  • Fax: +64 4 931 8701
  • Email: info@landtransport.govt.nz
  • Web: www.ltsa.govt.nz
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, fatigue, heavy vehicles, land transport system, motorcycles, pedestrians, restraints, speed, statistics, youth.
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Australia

Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Department of Transport and Regional Services
  • Australian Transport Safety Bureau
  • PO Box 967
  • Civic Square ACT 2608
  • Phone: +61 2 6274 6141 or 1800 026 349
  • Fax: +61 2 6247 3117
  • Email: atsbinfo@atsb.gov.au
  • Web: www.atsb.gov.au
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, heavy vehicles, land motorcycles, pedestrians, statistics.
Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland (CARRS-Q)
  • School of Psychology and Counselling
  • Faculty of Health
  • Queensland University of Technology
  • Beams Road
  • Carseldine Qld 4034
  • Phone: +61 7 3864 4589
  • Fax: +61 7 3864 4640
  • Email: carrsq@qut.edu.au
  • Web: www.carrsq.qut.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, community, cycling, drugs, heavy vehicles, schools, statistics, work related.
Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR), University of Adelaide
  • Centre for Automotive Safety Research
  • The University of Adelaide
  • SA 5005
  • Phone: +61 8 8303 5997
  • Fax: +61 8 8232 4995
  • Email: casr@adelaide.edu.au
  • Web: http://casr.adelaide.edu.au/
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, drugs, heavy vehicles, neck/head/spinal injuries, motorcycles, passengers, restraints, speed, statistics.
Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd
  • Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd
  • Mayne Medical School
  • Herston Road
  • Herston
  • Queensland 4006
  • Phone: +61 7 3365 5513
  • Fax: +61 7 3365 5012
  • Email: contact@ipca.com.au
  • Web: www.ipca.com.au
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, youth.
Injury Research Centre, University of Western Australia
  • Injury Research Centre
  • School of Population Health
  • The University of Western Australia
  • 35 Stirling Highway
  • CRAWLEY WA 6009
  • Phone: +61 8 6488 1302
  • Fax: +61 8 6488 1199
  • Email: irc@dph.uwa.edu.au
  • Web: www.irc.uwa.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, drugs, fatigue, heavy vehicles, neck/head/spinal injuries, motorcycles, newly licensed drivers, passengers, pedestrians, restraints, speed, statistics, work related, youth.
Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)
  • Accident Research Centre
  • Building 70
  • Monash University
  • Victoria 3800
  • Phone: +61 3 9905 4371
  • Fax: +61 3 9905 4363
  • Email: muarc.enquire@general.monash.edu.au
  • Web: www.general.monash.edu.au/muarc/
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, fatigue, heavy vehicles, neck/head/spinal injuries, motorcycles, newly licensed drivers, passengers, pedestrians, restraints, speed, statistics, youth.
Motor Accident Commission
  • Motor Accident Commission
  • Level 11
  • 50 Pirie St
  • Adelaide
  • South Australia 5000
  • Phone: +61 8 8221 6377
  • Fax: +61 8 8221 6251
  • Email: mac@saugov.sa.gov.au
  • Web: www.mac.sa.gov.au
  • Areas of research include: Neck/head/spinal injuries, statistics.
Motor Accidents Authority of NSW
  • Motor Accidents Authority of NSW
  • Level 22, 580 George Street
  • Sydney NSW 2000
  • Phone: +61 1300 137 131
  • Fax: +61 1300 137 707
  • Email: maa@maa.nsw.gov.au
  • Web: www.maa.nsw.gov.au
  • Areas of research include: Cycling, fatigue, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, neck/head/spinal injuries, pedestrians, restraints, youth.
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre (IRMRC), University of New South Wales
  • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre
  • Building B10
  • University of New South Wales
  • Sydney NSW 2052
  • Phone: +61 2 9385 4207
  • Fax: +61 2 9385 6040
  • Email: irmrc@unsw.edu.au
  • Web: www.irmrc.unsw.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Fatigue, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, youth
Pedestrian Council of Australia
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United Kingdom

Department for Transport
  • Enquiry Service Department for Transport
  • Great Minster House
  • 76 Marsham Street
  • London SW1P 4DR
  • Phone: +44 20 7944 8300
  • Fax: +44 20 7944 9622
  • Web: www.dft.gov.uk
Highways Agency, Department for Transport
Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
  • Institute for Transport Studies
  • 36-38 University Road
  • University of Leeds
  • Leeds LS2 9JT
  • Phone: +44 113 343 5325 / 5326
  • Fax: +44 113 343 5334
  • Web: www.its.leeds.ac.uk
National Roads Authority, Ireland
  • The National Roads Authority
  • St. Martin's House
  • Waterloo Road
  • Dublin 4
  • Ireland
  • Phone: +353 1 6602511
  • Fax: +353 1 6680009
  • Email: info@nra.ie
  • Web: www.nra.ie
  • Areas of research include: Speed, youth.
Scottish Road Safety Campaign
  • Scottish Road Safety Campaign
  • Heriot-Watt Research Park (North)
  • Riccarton, Currie,
  • Edinburgh, EH14 4AP
  • Phone: +44 131 472 9200
  • Fax: +44 131 472 9201
  • Email: enquiries@srsc.org.uk
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, drugs, motorcyles, restraints, speeding.
Transport Management Research Centre, Middlesex
  • University Business School
  • Transport Management Research Centre
  • The School Office
  • Middlesex University Business School
  • The Burroughs
  • London NW4 4BT
  • Phone: +44 (0)20 8411 5000
  • Web: www.mdx.ac.uk/www/roadtraffic/welcome.htm
  • Areas of research include: Cycling, pedestrians, statistics.
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
  • TRL
  • Crowthorne House
  • Nine Mile Ride
  • Wokingham
  • Berkshire RG40 3GA
  • Phone: +44 1344 773131
  • Fax: +44 1344 770880
  • Email: enquiries@trl.co.uk
  • Web: www.trl.co.uk
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, cycling, drugs, motorcycles, newly licensed drivers, passengers, pedestrians, restraints, speed, work related, youth.
Vehicle Safety Research Centre, Loughborough University
  • Vehicle Safety Research Centre
  • Holywell Building
  • Holywell Way
  • Loughborough LE11 3UZ
  • Phone: +44 (0)1509 283300
  • Fax: +44 (0)1509 283360
  • Email: vsrc@lboro.ac.uk
  • Web: www.lboro.ac.uk/research/esri/vsrc/
  • Areas of research include: Heavy vehicles, neck/head/spinal injuries, passengers, pedestrians, restraints, statistics.
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Europe

European Consumer Safety Association (ECOSA)
  • European Consumer Safety Association
  • Rijswijkstraat 2
  • 1059 GK Amsterdam
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: +31 20 511 4513
  • Fax: + 31 20 511 4510
  • Email: secretariat@ecosa.org
  • Web: www.ecosa.org
Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV)
  • SWOV
  • PO Box 1090
  • 2260 BB Leidschendam
  • Phone: +31 70 3173 333
  • Fax: +31 70 3201 261
  • Email: info@swov.nl
  • Web: www.swov.nl
  • Areas of research include:Alcohol, cycling, speed, youth.
National Society for Road Safety (NTF)
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Swiss Council for Accident Prevention
  • Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu
  • Laupenstrasse 11
  • CH-3008 Berne
  • Phone: +41 31 390 22 22
  • Fax: +41 31 390 22 30
  • Email: info@bfu.ch
  • Web: www.bfu.ch
Traffic Medicine Research Center (TMRC), Karolinska Institute
Danish Transport Research Institute (DTF)
  • Danish Transport Research Institute
  • Knuth-Winterfeldts Allé
  • Building 116
  • DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
  • Denmark
  • Phone: +45 4525 6500
  • Fax: +45 4593 6533
  • Email: dtf@dtf.dk
  • Areas of research include: Alcohol, drugs, heavy vehicles, pedestrians, restraints.
Institute of Transport Economics (TOI), Norwegian Centre for Transport Research
  • Institute of Transport Economics
  • Norwegian Centre for Transport Research
  • P O Box 6110 Etterstad
  • N-0602 Oslo
  • Norway
  • Phone: +47 22 57 38 00
  • Fax: +47 22 57 02 90
  • Web: www.toi.no
Central Organisation for Traffic Safety in Finland (Liikenneturva)
  • Liikenneturva
  • PB 29
  • Sitratie 7
  • FIN-00421 Helsinki
  • Finland
  • Phone: +358 9 417 4700
  • Web: www.liikenneturva.fi
  • Areas of research include: Cycling, heavy vehicles, speed, youth.
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