
Publications by year
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology) (Monash University)
Professor Narelle Haworth BA(Hons), PhD
Professor Narelle Haworth works at CARRS-Q, the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland and has 30 years’ experience in road safety research. She was awarded the 2013 Australasian College of Road Safety Fellowship “for her outstanding contribution as an internationally recognised researcher in the road safety field and for her major contribution as a policy advisor at the state, national and international level”. She has also been appointed to Chair the US National Academy of Science TRB Committee on Motorcycles and Mopeds. This is a most prestigious appointment which gives CARRS-Q and QUT international recognition by the top international transport board, and is particularly important given the international explosion of deaths and injuries due to motorcycle riding.
Professor Haworth’s focus has been on improving the safety of vulnerable road users – pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists – and the synergies among both risk factors and road safety measures for these three groups. She has also stressed the importance of the interaction between safety and environmental and other health outcomes for these groups. A major thrust of her work has been to make policymakers aware of the relevance and impact of research on road safety practice, and to reinforce the need to focus on the most effective measures, notably speed reductions and road infrastructure as safety improvements. Her review of bicycle helmet research in 2010 helped the Queensland Government to retain compulsory helmet wearing laws in the face of vocal opposition. Similarly, her analyses of the safety effects of allowing riding on the footpath by adults have provided support for maintaining current legislation in Queensland.
Professor Haworth has led evaluations of graduated licensing schemes, pre-driver education programs in schools, motorcycle rider training, the introduction of the 50 km/h general urban speed limit, the WA child restraint fitting scheme, and roadside drug testing. In addition, she has developed evaluation frameworks for the WA road safety strategy, Intelligent Speed Adaptation for heavy vehicles, and public bicycle schemes. She led the team which evaluated the minimum passing distance rule trial in Queensland and provided expert reviews of several other projects undertaken by TMR in response to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Cycling.
Projects
- An International Research Centre to study the effects of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Vulnerable Road-Users (ICAROS)
- Cycle Aware: Driving with bikes
- Evaluation of NSW minimum passing distance trial
- Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot (ICVP)
- PhD Research: Bus Driver Occupational Hazards, Shiftwork, and Driver Education in the Philippines
- PhD Research: Modelling company financial influences on heavy vehicle safety outcomes
- PhD research: Towards safer roads with fewer drugged drivers: Understanding how to optimise deterrence strategies
- PhD research: What affects safety when cars pass bicycles
- Putting a human face on cyclists in the ACT
- Research services to evaluate the minimum passing distance Queensland road rule
- Slow Down Move Over Monitoring and Evaluation
Additional information
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Australasian College of Road Safety Annual National Fellow
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Chair of Standing Committee ANF30 Motorcycles and Mopeds
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Co-author of Most Outstanding Paper awarded by the Bicycle Transportation Committee
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Member of Road Safety Expert Panel
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- Awarded Peter Vulcan prize for the best scientific paper at the 2007 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference for paper entitled "Motorcycle protective clothing: Are stars better than standards?"
- Fishman E, Washington S, Haworth N, (2013) Bike share: A synthesis of the literature, Transport Reviews p148-165
- Haworth N, (2012) Powered two wheelers in a changing world-Challenges and opportunities, Accident Analysis and Prevention p12-18
- Debnath A, Haworth N, Schramm A, Heesch K, Somoray K, (2018) Factors influencing noncompliance with bicycle passing distance laws, Accident Analysis and Prevention p137-142
- Heesch K, Schramm A, Debnath A, Haworth N, (2017) Cyclists' perceptions of motorist harassment pre- to post-trial of the minimum passing distance road rule amendment in Queensland, Australia, Health Promotion Journal of Australia p247-250
- Delbosc A, Naznin F, Haslam N, Haworth N, (2019) Dehumanization of cyclists predicts self-reported aggressive behaviour toward them: A pilot study, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour p681-689
- Griffin W, Haworth N, Twisk D, (2020) Patterns in perceived crash risk among male and female drivers with and without substantial cycling experience, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour p1-12
- Vaezipour A, Rakotonirainy A, Haworth N, Delhomme P, (2017) Enhancing eco-safe driving behaviour through the use of in-vehicle human-machine interface: A qualitative study, Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice p247-263
- Rowden P, Watson B, Haworth N, Lennon A, Shaw L, Blackman R, (2016) Motorcycle riders' self-reported aggression when riding compared with car driving, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour p92-103
- Fishman E, Washington S, Haworth N, (2014) Bike share's impact on car use: Evidence from the United States, Great Britain, and Australia, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment p13-20
- Larue G, Rakotonirainy A, Haworth N, Darvell M, (2015) Assessing driver acceptance of Intelligent Transport Systems in the context of railway level crossings, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour p1-13
- Title
- Cycle Aware: Driving with Bikes
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP150100071
- Start year
- 2016
- Keywords
- Title
- CoopEcoSafe: a new cooperative, green and safe driving system
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP140102895
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- eco-driving; road safety; driver behavior
- Title
- The Australian naturalistic driving study: innovation in road safety research and policy
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP130100270
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Road Safety; Naturalistic Driving Study; Driver Behaviour
- Title
- Integrating Technological and Organisational Approaches to Enhance the Safety of Roadworkers
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP100200038
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Roadworker Safety; Road Construction Site Safety; Safety Culture; Workplace Health and Safety; Road Safety Policy; Speeding
- Title
- Reducing Aggression on Our Roads: Testing a Comprehensive Model of Aggressive Driving
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110101425
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Traffic Psychology; Driver Aggression; Road Safety; Driver Behaviour
- Title
- Safety in the Heavy Vehicle Industry: A Collaborative Response
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0776308
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Heavy Vehicle; Road Safety; Sleepiness; Road Transport; Injury Prevention; Occupational Safety
- Title
- Improving Child Safety in Cars
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0776881
- Start year
- 2007
- Keywords
- Childrens Safety; Injury Prevention; Motor Vehicle; Intervention
- Recorded music as a persuasive intervention to influence affective and cognitive processes, and reduce individuals' smoking
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Ioni Lewis, Mr Ross McLennan, Professor Gayle Kerr
- Developing Effective Policies to Reduce Disability from Road Crashes in Cambodia (2017)
- Bikeshare: Barriers, Facilitators and Impacts on Car Use. (2014)
- Development and formative evaluation of a motorcycle rider training intervention to address risk taking (2013)
- The Increased Popularity of Mopeds and Motor Scooters: Exploring Usage Patterns and Safety Outcomes (2012)
- Barriers to the Acceptance of Road Safety Programmes Among Rural Road Users: Developing a Brief Intervention (2009)
- Male and Female, Cyclist and Driver Perceptions of Crash Risk in Critical Road Situations (2015)
- Driver Licensing Experience of Korean Australian Novice Drivers (2014)
- Understanding the impact of legislative changes on child car seating and restraint practices in regional Queensland (2013)
- Stop and Revive? The Effectiveness of Nap and Active Rest Breaks for Reducing Driver Sleepiness (2012)