Research

Following the introduction of the quad bike safety improvement program in 2016, an assessment of the awareness, attitudes and behaviours of NSW farmers towards quad bikes, SSVs and related matters (PDF 1.2MB) shows:

  • quad bikes are being used less frequently and more carefully
  • fewer farmers are planning to replace their quad bikes
  • more farmers are switching to SSVs – the use of SSVs has increased by 12 per cent since 2017
  • awareness of safety options, such as OPDs, has increased.

UNSW Sydney – Transport and Road Safety

In early 2016 we engaged the University of New South Wales Transport and Road Safety (UNSW TARS), who delivered world-leading research into quad bike safety in 2015, to undertake an independent survey study to determine the efficacy of OPDs as well as helmets compliant with NZS 8600:2002. The outcomes of this research is available below.

We have also developed a procedure and checklist for first responders to quad bike and SSV incidents in collaboration with NSW Police. The checklist contains essential information that is used to inform quad bike and side-by-side vehicle safety improvements.

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