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Research can make a crucial contribution towards arriving at a proper understanding of road safety problems and issues.

Four research projects have been carried out as part of the preparation for a new road safety strategy both to investigate specific road safety issues in Northern Ireland and to support the development of targets and indicators for the strategy. These are listed below.

This project aimed to investigate whether or not there is evidence suggesting a link in Northern Ireland between child pedestrian casualties and the deprivation of the area in which the collision occurred (measured by the NI Multiple Deprivation Measure (NIMDM)). If such evidence was found then further investigations would be carried out to determine the nature and cause(s) of the link.  The final report can be accessed by clicking on the link below.

The objectives of this report were to identify the likely causes and influencing factors of motorcycle casualties and collisions through an in depth investigation of relevant statistics and rider and other drivers' behaviour and attitudes.  The project also aimed to recommend appropriate action measures to reduce casualty numbers.  The final report can be accessed by clicking on the link below.

Report on Motorcycle Casualties in Northern Ireland (pdf 4MB)

The objectives of this project were to forecast the number of casualties in 2020 and support the Department in the consideration and development of appropriate casualty reduction targets and performance indicators. Work was also carried out on devloping a vision for Northern Ireland.  The final reports can be accessed by clicking on the links below.

Report on Casualty forecasts for Northern Ireland in 2020 and Key Performance Indicators.(pdf 540kb)

The objectives of this project were to design an appropriate approach to benchmarking road safety in NI, to carry out a benchmarking exercise for NI and identify a suitable partner or series of partners within GB.  If no suitable partners were found then a composite model was to be created as a benchmark comparator.  The final report can be accessed by clicking on the link below.

Report on Benchmarking Road Safety in NI (pdf 1.5MB)