Publications by year

2023

Newstead, S.V., Rampollard, C.L., Budd, L.E., Keall, M.D., & Cameron, M.H. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2023 UPDATE - AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2021. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 367, November 2023.

2022

Budd, L., Newstead, S.V., & Stephens, A.N. (2022). VSRG RESEARCH PROGRAM: A REAL-WORLD EVALUATION OF AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING AND FORWARD  COLLISION WARNING IN AUSTRALASIAN LIGHT VEHICLES. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 363, December 2022.

Newstead, S.V., Rampollard, C.L., Budd, L.E., Keall, M.D., Watson, L.M., & Cameron, M.H. (2022). VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2022 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2020. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 362, December 2022.

Newstead, S.V., Rampollard, C.L., Budd, L.E., Watson, L.M. & Cameron, M.H. (2022). TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 to 2020. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Supplement to Report No. 362, December 2022.

Budd, L., Keall, M., & Newstead, S. (2022). VSRG RESEARCH PROGRAM: BENEFITS OF ADDITIONAL VEHICLE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY TO NOVICE DRIVERS - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 361, November 2022.

2021

Budd, L., & Newstead, S. (2021). VSRG RESEARCH PROGRAM: Identifying Future Vehicle Safety Priority Areas in Australia for the Light Vehicle Fleet. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 359, December 2021.

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Keall, M. D., Rampollard, C., & Cameron, M. (2021). VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2021 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 358, September 2021.

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Cameron, M., & Rampollard, C. (2021). TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2019: SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 358 - VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2021 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Supplement to Report No. 358, September 2021.

D'Elia, A. & Newstead, S. (2021) RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF VEHICLE WHIPLASH-REDUCING HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS TO PRENT WHIPLASH INJURY IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA Accident Analysis and Prevention, Volume 150.

Budd, L., Newstead, S., & Watson, L. (2021) AN ANALYSIS OF HEAVY VEHICLE SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN AUSTRALIA.  Monash University Accident Research Centre,  Report No. 354, May 2021.

Keall, M., & Newstead, S. (2021) EVALUATION OF ESC AND SUV ROLL STABILITY CONTROL.  Monash University Accident Research Centre,  Report No. 357, August 2021.

2020

Budd, L., & Newstead, S. (2020) POTENTIAL ROAD SAFETY BENEFITS OF MAKING SAFER VEHICLE CHOICES IN AUSTRALIA.  Monash University Accident Research Centre,  Report No. 341a, September 2020.

Keall, M., & Newstead, S. (2020) ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF MAKING SAFER VEHICLE CHOICES IN NEW ZEALAND.  Monash University Accident Research Centre,  Report No. 341b, September 2020.

Budd, L., Keall, M., & Newstead, S. (2020) POTENTIAL ROAD SAFETY BENEFITS OF MAKING SAFER VEHICLE CHOICES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.  Monash University Accident Research Centre, Supplement to Report No. 341, September 2020.

Budd, L., Keall, M., & Newstead, S. (2020) SAFER VEHICLE CHOICES BY YEAR & MARKET GROUP.  Monash University Accident Research Centre, Supplement to Report No. 341, September 2020.

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Keall, M. D., Cameron, M., & Rampollard, C. (2020). VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2020 UPDATE: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2018. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 347, November 2020.

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Cameron, M., & Rampollard, C. (2020). TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 - 2018: SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 347 - VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2020 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Supplement to Report No. 347, November 2020.

2019

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Keall, M., Cameron, M. & Rampollard, C. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2019 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2017. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 338, September 2019.

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Cameron, M. & Rampollard, C. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2017. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Supplement to Report No. 338, September 2019.

2018

Keall, M., Budd, L. and Newstead, S.  HOW WELL CAN DRIVERS SEE PEDESTRIANS TO AVOID COLLISIONS? THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEHICLE VISIBILITY AND PEDESTRIAN INJURY RISK AND THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF REVERSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE AUSTRALASIAN FLEET. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #333 [January 2018]. Download report

Keall, M., Budd, L., Watson, L. and Newstead, S. IMPACTS OF CHANGING USED IMPORT VEHICLE VOLUMES ON AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET SAFETY. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #334 [February 2018]. Download report

Keall, M., Budd, L., Watson, L. and Newstead, S. VSRG - IMPACTS OF CHANGING USED IMPORT VEHICLES NZ. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Supplement to Report #334 [February 2018]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Keall, M., Cameron, M. and Rampollard, C. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2018 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #335 [September 2018]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Cameron, M. and Rampollard, C. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2016. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Supplement to Report #335 [September 2018]. Download report

Budd, L., Allen T. & Newstead, S. CURRENT TRENDS IN MOTORCYCLE-RELATED CRASH AND INJURY RISK IN AUSTRALIA BY MOTORCYCLE TYPE AND ATTRIBUTES, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 336 [November 2018]. Download report

Budd, L., Allen T. & Newstead, S. CURRENT TRENDS IN MOTORCYCLE-RELATED CRASH AND INJURY RISK IN AUSTRALIA BY MOTORCYCLE TYPE AND ATTRIBUTES - Project Summary, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 336 [November 2018]. Download report

Keall, M. & Newstead, S. RELATIVE VEHICLE SAFETY, ROAD ENVIRONMENT AND CRASH TYPE, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 337 [October 2018]. Download report

Keall, M. & Newstead, S. RELATIVE VEHICLE SAFETY, ROAD ENVIRONMENT AND CRASH TYPE - Project Summary, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 337 [April 2018]. Download report

Keall, M. ANALYSIS OF NEW ZEALAND MOTORCYCLE CRASH RATES BEFORE AND AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LEARNER APPROVED MOTORCYCLE SCHEME (LAMS). Monash University Accident Research Centre, 2018.


2017

Keall, M.D., Fildes, B. & Newstead, S. (2017) REAL-WORLD EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REVERSING CAMERA AND PARKING SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES IN PREVENTING BACKOVER PEDESTRIAN INJURIES Accident Analysis and Prevention, Volume 99, pp 39-43.

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Keall, M. and Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2017 UPDATE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2015. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #330 [August 2017]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. and Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2015. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 330 VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE-REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2017 UPDATE. MONASH University Accident Research Centre - Supplement to Report #330 [August 2017]. Download report


2016

Budd, L., Keall, M. & Newstead, S. RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE CHANGES IN SECONDARY SAFETY OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEETS AND THE POTENTIAL INFLUENCE OF NEW VEHICLE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 329, October 2016. Download report

Keall, M. & Newstead, S. (2016) DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD TO RATE THE PRIMARY SAFETY OF VEHICLES USING LINKED NEW ZEALAND CRASH AND VEHICLE LICENSING DATA Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol 17, Issue 2, pp151-158.

Newstead, S., Watson, L. and Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2016 UPDATE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2014. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #328 [August 2016]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. and Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2014. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 328 VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2016 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #328 [August 2016]. Download report


2015

Cameron, M., Charlton, J., Fildes, B., Fitzharris, M., Koppel, S., Logan, D., Newstead, S. & Oxley, J. (2015) Submission to Inquiry into aspects of road safety in Australia Submission to the Commonwealth Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee.

D'Elia, A.D. & Newstead, S.V. 2015, CONTRIBUTION OF VEHICLE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ON REDUCING ROAD TRAUMA IN VICTORIA AND PROJECTED FUTURE BENEFITS, Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 14-16 October 2015, Australasian College of Road Safety, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 1-12.

D’Elia, A. & Newstead, S. (2015) PEDESTRIAN INJURY OUTCOME AS A FUNCTION OF VEHICLE MARKET GROUP IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, Traffic Injury Prevention Vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 709-714.

Fildes, B., Newstead, S., Rizzi, M., Fitzharris, M. and Budd, L. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS ON MOTORCYCLE SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #327 [September 2015] Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2015 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #326 [August 2015]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2013. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 326 VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2015 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #326 [August 2015]. Download report


2014

Budd, L. & Newstead, S. POTENTIAL SAFETY BENEFITS OF EMERGING CRASH AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES IN AUSTRALASIAN HEAVY VEHICLES. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 324, September 2014. Download report

Budd, L. and Newstead, S. PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE VEHICLE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN LIGHT VEHICLE FLEET Proceedings, Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 12-14 November 2014, Melbourne, Australia.

Keall, M., D'Elia, A., Newstead, S. & Watson, L. RETROSPECTIVE AND PROJECTED FUTURE IMPACT OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN VEHICLE FLEET ON PEDESTRIAN INJURY. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 320, April 2014. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. and Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA:  2014 UPDATE - AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2012. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #323 [August 2014]. Download report


2013

D’Elia, A. & Newstead, S. EVALUATION OF VEHICLE SIDE AIRBAG EFFECTIVENESS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol 54(2013), pp67-72.

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S.V. AN EVALUATION OF COSTS AND BENEFITS OF A VEHICLE PERIODIC INSPECTION SCHEME WITH SIX-MONTHLY INSPECTIONS COMPARED TO ANNUAL INSPECTIONS Accident Analysis and Prevention 58 (2013), 81– 87.

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S.V. THE POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUNG DRIVER HIGH-POWERED VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS AS USED IN AUSTRALIA Accident Analysis and Prevention, 52 (2013), 154– 161.

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S.V. Who can best influence the quality of teenagers’ cars? Traffic Injury Prevention 14, 3 (2013) pp 293-298.

Newstead, S.V., Watson, L.M. and Cameron, M.H. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA:  2013 UPDATE - AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2011. Monash University Accident Research Centre - Report #318 [July 2013]. Download report

Newstead, S.V., Watson, L.M. and Cameron, M.H. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2011. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #318 [July 2013]. Download report


2012

Budd, L., Scully, M., Newstead, S.V. & Watson, L. THE POTENTIAL CRASH AND INJURY REDUCTION BENEFITS OF SAFER VEHICLE CHOICES FOR OLDER DRIVERS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 315, 2012. Download report

Clark, B., Hoareau, E., Newstead, S., Koppel, S. & Charlton, J. HOW SAFE IS MY CAR: IS SAFETY A PRIORITY IN PRIVATE VEHICLE PURCHASING?, Proceedings, Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2012 4 - 6 October 2012, Wellington, New Zealand.

D'Elia, A., Scully, J. & Newstead, S. EVALUATION OF VEHICLE SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 312, 2012. Download report

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S.V. ANALYSIS OF FACTORS THAT INCREASE MOTORCYCLE RIDER RISK COMPARED TO CAR DRIVER RISK Accident Analysis and Prevention Special Edition on Powered 2 Wheelers, Vol 49(2012), pp23-29.

Keall, M., Stephan, K., Watson, L. & Newstead, S. ROAD SAFETY BENEFITS OF VEHICLE ROADWORTHINESS INSPECTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND AND VICTORIA. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 314, 2012. Download report

Newstead, S. & Scully, J. PREDICTING THE USED CAR SAFETY RATINGS CRASHWORTHINESS RATING FROM ANCAP SCORES. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 309, 2012. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2012 UPDATE - AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2010. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Report #313 [August 2012]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2010: SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 313 - VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2012 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #313 [August 2012]. Download report


2011

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S.V. PASSENGER VEHICLE SAFETY IN AUSTRALASIA FOR DIFFERENT DRIVER GROUPS Accident Analysis and Prevention 43,3 (2011), 684–689.

Newstead, S., Keall, M. & Watson, L. RATING THE OVERALL SECONDARY SAFETY OF VEHICLES FROM REAL WORLD CRASH DATA: THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TOTAL SECONDARY SAFETY INDEX Accident Analysis and Prevention 43,3 (2011), 637–645.

Newstead, S. & Scully, J. POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANCAP RATINGS AND REAL WORLD DATA DERIVED CRASHWORTHINESS RATINGS Proceedings 2011 Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, November, Perth, Australia.

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2011 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2009. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Report #304 [July 2011]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2009. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 304 VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2011 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #304 [July 2011]. Download report


2010

Keall, M. D. & Newstead, S.V. CHARACTERISTICS OF VEHICLES DRIVEN BY DIFFERENT DRIVER DEMOGRAPHICS – HOW CAN SAFER VEHICLE CHOICES BE ENCOURAGED? Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 301, 2010. Download report

Keall, M. D. & Newstead, S.V. THE EFFECT OF MARKET GROUP MIX ON CRASH RISK IN THE AUSTRALASIAN LIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 295, 2010. Download report

Newstead, S.V. & D’Elia, A. Does vehicle colour influence crash risk?, Safety Science Vol 48, Issue 10, 2010, pp. 1327-1338.

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2010 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2008. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Report #297 [August 2010]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2008. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 297 VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2010 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #297 [August 2010]. Download report

Scully, J.E. & Newstead. S.V. FOLLOW UP EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS IN AUSTRALASIA. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 306, 2010. Download report


2009

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S. SELECTION OF COMPARISON CRASH TYPES FOR QUASI-INDUCED EXPOSURE RISK ESTIMATION Traffic Injury Prevention, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 23 – 29.

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S. INDUCED EXPOSURE ESTIMATES OF ROLLOVER RISK FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PASSENGER VEHICLES Traffic Injury Prevention, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 30 – 36.

Newstead, S. & Scully, J. ESTIMATION OF THE EFFECT OF IMPROVED AVERAGE SECONDARY SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER VEHICLE FLEET ON ANNUAL COUNTS OF SERIOUS INJURY FOR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: 1991-2006. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 289, 2009. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2009 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2007. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Report #287 [August 2009]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2007. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 287 VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2009 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #287 [August 2009]. Download report

Watson, L. & Newstead, S. VEHICLE SAFETY AND YOUNG DRIVERS STAGE 1: ANALYSIS OF YOUNG DRIVER CRASH TYPES AND VEHICLE CHOICE OPTIMISATION Road Safety Research Fund Report. Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, 2009.

Watson, L.M., Newstead, S.V. & Scully, J. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RELATIVE VEHICLE SECONDARY SAFETY AND DRIVER DEMOGRAPHICS. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 290, 2009. Download report

Whelan, M., Scully, J. & Newstead, S. VEHICLE SAFETY AND YOUNG DRIVERS STAGES 2 & 3: ANALYSIS OF YOUNG DRIVER CRASH TYPES AND VEHICLE CHOICE OPTIMISATION. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 292, 2009. Download report


2008

Keall, M.D. & Newstead, S. ARE SUVS DANGEROUS VEHICLES? Accident Analysis and Prevention. 40,3 (2008), 954–963.

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2008 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2006. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Report #280 [June 2008]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2006. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT 280 VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2008 UPDATE. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #280 [June 2008]. Download report

Scully, J. & Newstead, S. EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS IN AUSTRALASIA Accident Analysis and Prevention, 40,6 (2008), 2050–2057.


2007

Delaney, A. & Newstead S. THE INFLUENCE OF TRENDS IN HEAVY VEHICLE TRAVEL ON ROAD TRAUMA IN THE LIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 259, 2007. Download report

Keall, M. & Newstead, S. FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVEMENT RISK, ROLLOVER RISK AND INJURY RATE IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PASSENGER VEHICLES: ESTIMATES BASED ON AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASH DATA AND ON NEW ZEALAND MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTER DATA. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 262, 2007. Download report

Newstead, S.V., Cameron, M.H. & Watson, L.M. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2007 UPDATE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2005. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Report #266 [June 2007]. Download report

Newstead, S.V., Cameron, M.H. & Watson, L.M. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2005. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Supplement to Report #266 [June 2007]. Download report

Newstead, S.V., Watson, L.M. & Cameron, M.H. AN INDEX FOR TOTAL SECONDARY SAFETY OF LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLES ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA. Monash University Accident Research Centre – Report #273 [November 2007]. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L., & Cameron, M. (2007). An Index For Rating the Total Secondary Safety of Vehicles from Real World Crash Data. Annual Proceedings / Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 51, 263–280.

Scully, J. & Newstead, S. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALASIA. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 271, 2007. Download report


2006

Delaney, A. & Newstead, S. (2006) THE INFLUENCE OF TRENDS IN HEAVY VEHICLE TRAVEL ON ROAD TRAUMA IN THE LIGHT VEHICLE FLEET. Proceedings Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 25-27 October, Gold Coast, Queensland, Submitted Papers CD-ROM.

Delaney, A., Newstead, S. & Cameron, M. ALTERNATIVE WEIGHTING OF NCAP SERIES TO IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP TO REAL-WORLD CRASHES Report of Sub-tasks 2.4, Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars based on Real-World Crashes (SARAC II), Project Number: SUB/B27020B-E3-S07.17321-2002, 2006.

Keall, M., Newstead, S. & Jones, S. Projecting effects of improvements in passive safety OF the New Zealand light vehicle fleet to 2010, Traffic Injury Prevention, 2006:8(3), 275 – 280.

Newstead, S., Cameron, M. & Watson, L. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2006 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2004. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 248, 2006. Download report

Newstead, S., Delaney, A. & Cameron, M. A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS ESTIMATORS THROUGH DATA SIMULATION Report of Sub-tasks 3.2, Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars based on Real-World Crashes (SARAC II), Project Number: SUB/B27020B-E3-S07.17321-2002, 2006.

Newstead, S., Delaney, A. & Cameron, M. USE OF IN-DEPTH DATA IN COMPARING EURONCAP AND REAL-WORLD CRASH RESULTS Report of Sub-tasks 2.3, Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars based on Real-World Crashes (SARAC II), Project Number: SUB/B27020B-E3-S07.17321-2002, 2006.

Newstead, S., Delaney, A., Cameron, M. & Watson, L. STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INJURY OUTCOMES IN POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA AND CRASH BARRIER TEST RESULTS IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA Report of Sub-tasks 2.1 and 2.2, Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars based on Real-World Crashes (SARAC II), Project Number: SUB/B27020B-E3-S07.17321-2002, 2006.

Newstead, S., Delaney, A., Cameron, M. & Watson, L. (2006) STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INJURY OUTCOMES IN POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA AND CRASH BARRIER TEST RESULTS IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA, Proceedings Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 25-27 October, Gold Coast, Queensland, Submitted Papers CD-ROM.


2005

Delaney, A., Newstead, S. & Cameron, M. (2005) A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS MEASURES THROUGH DATA SIMULATION. Proceedings Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 14-16 November, Wellington, New Zealand, Submitted Papers CD-ROM, 11p.

Keall, M. & Newstead, S. (2005) PROJECTING EFFECTS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN PASSIVE SAFETY OF THE NEW ZEALAND LIGHT VEHICLE FLEET TO 2010, Proceedings Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 14-16 November, Wellington, New Zealand, Submitted Papers CD-ROM, 11p.

Newstead, S., Cameron, M. & Watson, L. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM POLICE REPORTED CRASH DATA: 2005 UPDATE. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1987-2003. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 241, 2005. Download report

Newstead, S. & Watson, L. (2005) TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET, Proceedings Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 14-16 November, Wellington, New Zealand, Submitted Papers CD-ROM, 13p.

Newstead, S. & Watson, L. TRENDS IN CRASHWORTHINESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND VEHICLE FLEET BY YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1964 TO 2002. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 238, April 2005. Download report


2004

Burton, D., Delaney, A., Newstead, S., Logan, D. & Fildes, B. EVALUATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS Report PP 04/01, Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, 2004.

Delaney, A. & Newstead, S. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN DATA Proceedings 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 14-16 November, Perth, Western Australia, Vol 1, 10p.

Newstead, S., Cameron, M., Watson, L. & Delaney, A. VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS AND AGGRESSIVITY RATINGS AND CRASHWORTHINESS BY YEAR OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURE: VICTORIA AND NSW CRASHES DURING 1987-2002, QUEENSLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CRASHES DURING 1991-2002. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 222, June 2004. Download report

Newstead, S., Delaney, A., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. A MODEL FOR CONSIDERING THE 'TOTAL SAFETY' OF THE LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLE FLEET Proceedings 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 14-16 November, Perth, Western Australia, Vol 1, 11p.

Newstead, S., Delaney, A., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. A MODEL FOR CONSIDERING THE ‘TOTAL SAFETY’ OF THE LIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLE FLEET. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 228, August 2004. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L., Delaney, A. & Cameron, M. CRASHWORTHINES AND AGGRESIVITY OF THE AUSTRALIAN LIGHT VEHICLE FLEET BY MAJOR RASH TYPE. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 227, June 2004. Download report


2003

Newstead, S., Cameron, M., Watson, L. & Delaney, A. VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS AND AGGRESSIVITY RATINGS AND CRASHWORTHINESS BY YEAR OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURE: VICTORIA AND NSW CRASHES DURING 1987-2000, QUEENSLAND AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA CRASHES DURING 1991-2000. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 196, January 2003. Download report

Newstead, S., Delaney, A. & Watson, L. VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS ESTIMATED FROM COMBINED AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND REAL CRASH DATA: PILOT STUDY PHASE 5. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 203, May 2003. Download report

Newstead, S., Narayan, S., Cameron, M. & Farmer, C. U.S. CONSUMER CRASH TEST RESULTS AND INJURY RISK IN POLICE-REPORTED CRASHES. Traffic Injury Prevention Vol 4(2), pp113-127, 2003.

Oxley, P., Newstead, S. & Cameron, M. (2003) ESTIMATION OF THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF A VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM IN VICTORIA, Proceedings 2003 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 24-26 September, Sydney, Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW, CD-ROM.


2002

Newstead, S. & Cameron, M. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REAL CRASH BASED AND BARRIER TEST BASED VEHICLE SAFETY RATINGS: A SUMMARY AND INTERPRETATION OF THREE RECENT STUDIES. Proceedings of the 2002 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Adelaide, November 2002.

Newstead, S., Farmer, C., Narayan, S. & Cameron, M. U.S. CONSUMER CRASH TEST RESULTS AND INJURY RISK IN POLICE-REPORTED CRASHES. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 191, June 2002. Download report

Newstead, S., Watson, L. & Cameron, M. EVALUATION OF VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURE EFFECTIVENESS USING REAL CRASH OUTCOMES. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Technical Report No. 2002/001, August 2002.


2001

Barnes, J., Morris, A., Fildes, B. and Newstead, S. “AIRBAG EFFECTIVENESS IN REAL WORLD CRASHES” Proceedings of the 2001 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Melbourne, November 2001.

Cameron, M., Les, M., Newstead, S., Narayan, S., Ernvall, T. & Laine, V. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL AGGRESSIVITY RATING SYSTEMS. Report on the European Commission funded project “Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars based on Real-World Crashes”, Sub-Task 3.4, carried out by the European Safety Ratings Advisory Committee (SARAC), August 2001.

Cameron, M., Newstead, S., Narayan, S., Ernvall, T. & Laine, V. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL CRASHWORTHINESS RATING SYSTEMS. Report on the European Commission funded project “Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars based on Real-World Crashes”, Sub-Task 1.6, carried out by the European Safety Ratings Advisory Committee (SARAC), August 2001.

Newstead, S. V., & Cameron, M. H. (2001). Trends in Australian vehicle crashworthiness by year of vehicle manufacture within vehicle market groups. Proc. IRCOBI 2001; 29: 39-50.


2000

Newstead, S. REVIEW OF THE NEW ZEALAND LAND TRANSPORT SAFETY AUTHORITY FEASIBILITY STUDY INTO PRODUCING CRASHWORTHINESS RATINGS FOR NEW ZEALAND VEHICLES - Report to the New Zealand Land Transport Safety Authority. Monash University Accident Research Centre, August 2000.


1999

Cameron, M., Newstead, S. & Le, C.M. RATING THE AGGRESSIVITY OF AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER VEHICLES TOWARDS OTHER VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND UNPROTECTED ROAD USERS: Journal of Crash Prevention and Injury Control, Vol 1(2), pp. 129-141, 1999.

Deery, H., Morris, A, Fildes, B. and Newstead, S.: AIRBAG TECHNOLOGY IN AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER CARS: SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM REAL WORLD CRASH INVESTIGATIONS: Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol 1(2), pp121-128, 1999.

Newstead, S. & Cameron, M. UPDATED CORRELATION OF RESULTS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM WITH REAL CRASH DATA FROM 1987-1996. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Report No. 152, March 1999. Download report


1995

Cameron M, Finch CF, Newstead SV, Le T, Graham A, Griffiths M, Pappas M, Haley J. Measuring crashworthiness: make/model ratings and the influence of Australian design rules for motor vehicle safety. Proc. IRCOBI 1995; 23: 297-310.


1994

Cameron, M., Newstead, S., Le, T. & Finch C.F. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Report No. TS 94/6, August 1994.