health
Health topics: Road safety
The dope on drug-impaired driving
Bogged down in the four-wheel drive debate
Driver fatigue – an accident waiting to happen
The shocking truth about road trauma
Bitumen battles – the phenomenon of road rage
Alcohol and cars – a volatile mix
The dope on drug-impaired driving
Since the 1990s the prevalence of drug-impaired driving in Australia has increased and this has not gone unnoticed by police and politicians.
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Bogged down in the four-wheel drive debate?
Four-wheel drives are becoming more common on the nation's roads, but there are questions about their impact on road safety and the environment.
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Driver fatigue – an accident waiting to happen
Although we often associate driver fatigue with long-haul truck drivers, it can affect all of us.
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The shocking truth about road trauma
For every person killed on Australian roads, another eleven lie hurt in the trauma wards of the nation's hospitals.
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Bitumen battles – the phenomenon of road rage
Scientists are starting to study road rage for clues about the physiological and social causes of anti-social behaviour
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Alcohol and cars – a volatile mix
Alcohol produces physiological effects on the human body that can turn safe drivers into potential killers.
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