Road safety issues in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia

A series of interviews with the chairpersons of Aboriginal communities in a remote area of Western Australia were conducted to examine their attitudes to road safety problems. It was found that some road safety issues that we re expected to be considered problems were not necessarily seen to be so by those interviewed. This finding suggests that the first stage of a road sa fety intervention program for Aboriginal people may need to include an awar eness raising component. It also suggests that there is a need for more det ailed research defining particular problems more accurately before effectiv e and culturally appropriate countermeasures are developed. (C) 2000 Elsevi er Science Ltd. All rights reserved.