Boomers to Bommerangs
(The Economist)
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The bulky generation
born between 1946 and 1964 is heading towards retirement. The looming
“demographic cliff” will see vast numbers of skilled workers dispatched
from the labour force.
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The Ageing Brain
(The Economist)
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Performance in many jobs depends on how much you know
and how well you know it, both of which increase well into your 60s.
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Drugs at Work
(Global Change)
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Drug testing at work is probably the single most effective
weapon we have against adult substance abuse. It is a proven, low cost
strategy which identifies those needing help, reduces demand, cuts accidents
and sick leave, improves attendance and increases productivity.
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No Seatbelts Needed
(ABC South
East South Australia)
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Lomax-Smith says the biggest risk facing children using
school buses is getting on and off the bus.
“That's where children die,” says Lomax-Smith. “That's the risk.
“They walk out in front of or behind buses and are hit by cars, and that
is the risk associated with bus travel.
“That is a known fact across the world.”
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| The motor car and public health: are we exhausting the environment?
(Australian Medical
Journal)
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Road accidents are (nevertheless) just the tip of the
transport and health iceberg. The effects of vehicle emissions on public
health have been considerably under-rated. New data on the relation between
exposure to fine airborne particles and mortality suggest that the burden
of disease attributable to traffic pollution may be at least as great
as that caused by road accidents.
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Evaluation
Use of ITS in Cars to reduce accidents
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Road crashes
continue to account for over 90 per cent of the total cost of transport-related
accidents across all modes in Australia [2]. Each year, over 1700 people
die on Australian roads and over 60,000 are injured.
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Victorian Police Alcohol/Accidents related study
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This paper details how booze buses are now targeted utilising
Global Positioning System (GPS)
and Geographic Information System (Mapping) technology.
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Evaluating Behaviour Change in Transport
(Department
Planning and Infrastructure Western Australia)
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The traditional approach to changing community behaviour,
especially in the health
promotion area, is social marketing (Andreasen (1995, p7). However, Brög
(1998) argues
traditional social marketing focussed on target audiences is not appropriate
to change travel
behaviour on the basis that:
- people’s travel decisions are based as much on their environment as
their attributes.
- people’s misperceptions of cycling and public transport are best improved
through direct
experience of the modes.
- people need help to identify which trips can be used by alternative
modes, which is
different for each household and each household member.
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Final Report: Economic and
Financial Implications of
Transport Options
(ACT Planning
and Land Authority) |
The recommended solutions seek to provide a new or improved
public transport system in
Canberra that, whilst based upon the existing system, is developed progressively
over time and
will offer a more radical alternative to journeys by car, significantly
improving public
transport’s mode share.
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