An Australian experience with tractor rollover protective structure rebate programs: process, impact and outcome evaluation

Australian quad bike fatalities: what is the economic cost?

“…It has been estimated that up to 40% of all quad bike fatalities could be averted if crush protection devices are fitted and as such, should be a priority intervention 54 . This intervention could include a subsidy program for farmers to retro‐fit a crush protection device based on that used for tractor rollover protection structures, which has been identified as the single most effective intervention program in the farm safety domain and has resulted in a 70% reduction of deaths 55,56 …”

Farm safety—Time to act

“…Tractors-rollover Tractor Rollover Protection Structures (ROPS) [8][9][10] Tractors-run over Safe access steps 27,28 No passengers Quad bikes Quad bike Crush Protection Device 22,23,29 No children on quads 30,31 No passengers Helmets 32,33 Farm utilities Wearing seat belts 34 No persons being carried/travelling in the tray…”

The Social Marketing of Safety Behaviors: A Quasi–Randomized Controlled Trial of Tractor Retrofitting Incentives

“…7 Trends from 1960 to the late 1980s in Sweden (from 17 to 0.3 deaths/100 000 tractors), 9 Denmark (from 30 to 2 deaths/100000 tractors), 9 West Germany (from 6.7 to 1.3 deaths/100 000 tractors), 10 and Australia (reduction of unprotected tractors from 24% to 7%) 11 have been more encouraging.…”