Overview and analysis of serious injury crashes – crash types, injury outcomes and contributing factors, ECIS Report 1 (MUARC Report 343)

Through sponsorship and support from the Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC), the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) with leading local and international partners established the Enhanced Crash Investigation Study (ECIS).
The ECIS program was designed to provide insight into how crashes occur and then using this information, identify measures that would be effective in preventing occupants of vehicles being seriously injured in the event of a crash.
The findings of the ECIS program are presented over four reports. This report is the first in the series and provides an overview of the key features of ECIS and high-level findings. Focus areas for this report are: 

Overview of the ECIS program and rationale.
Description of the ECIS study design and data collection.
Description of crashes and associated injury severity outcomes.
Contributing factors for crash occurrence and injury outcomes.
An assessment of the safety performance of Victoria’s road transport system as it applies to passenger vehicle crashes against an inherently safe road transport system.

The goal in undertaking this research was to identify opportunities to improve road safety in Victoria. It is anticipated that the findings will be of value in the development of future road safety strategies. With the findings presented in a manner consistent with the Safe System approach, the findings can serve as a baseline against which the impact of future actions can be measured.

本研究获维多利亚州交通事故委员会（Victorian Transport Accident Commission, TAC）资助支持，莫纳什大学事故研究中心（Monash University Accident Research Centre, MUARC）联合本地及国际顶尖合作伙伴，共同发起了增强型碰撞调查研究（Enhanced Crash Investigation Study, ECIS）。
ECIS项目旨在深入解析道路碰撞的发生机制，并依托相关研究成果，确定可有效预防车辆乘员在碰撞事故中遭受重伤的干预措施。
ECIS项目的研究成果共分为四份报告呈现。本报告为该系列首篇，概述了ECIS的核心特征与宏观研究发现。本报告的聚焦领域包括：
1. ECIS项目概况与研究动因；
2. ECIS研究设计与数据采集方案说明；
3. 碰撞事故及相关伤害严重程度结果描述；
4. 碰撞发生与伤害结果的影响因素分析；
5. 以固有安全道路运输系统为参照，评估维多利亚州道路运输系统在乘用车碰撞场景下的安全性能。
本研究的核心目标是挖掘提升维多利亚州道路交通安全水平的可行路径。预期本研究成果可为未来道路安全战略的制定提供参考价值。本次报告以安全系统方法（Safe System）为框架呈现研究发现，可作为基准基线，用于衡量后续相关交通干预举措的实施效果。