Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University

More than half of unintentional flood-related drowning deaths in Australia are due to driving through floodwater. Currently, there is a critical knowledge gap in understanding why individuals choose to drive through floodwater and the decisions that may lead to such actions. We propose that a more c...

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Main Authors: Hamilton, Kyra, Peden, A., Keech, J., Hagger, Martin
Format: Working Paper
Published: Life Savers Magazine 2016
Online Access:https://www.royallifesaving.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/16795/RLS_Floodwater_ReportLR-Exec-Summary-version-for-web.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55878
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description More than half of unintentional flood-related drowning deaths in Australia are due to driving through floodwater. Currently, there is a critical knowledge gap in understanding why individuals choose to drive through floodwater and the decisions that may lead to such actions. We propose that a more complete understanding of individuals’ decisions to drive through floodwater needs to be considered in the context of the lived experience.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-558782017-10-26T05:38:48Z Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University Hamilton, Kyra Peden, A. Keech, J. Hagger, Martin More than half of unintentional flood-related drowning deaths in Australia are due to driving through floodwater. Currently, there is a critical knowledge gap in understanding why individuals choose to drive through floodwater and the decisions that may lead to such actions. We propose that a more complete understanding of individuals’ decisions to drive through floodwater needs to be considered in the context of the lived experience. 2016 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55878 https://www.royallifesaving.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/16795/RLS_Floodwater_ReportLR-Exec-Summary-version-for-web.pdf Life Savers Magazine restricted
spellingShingle Hamilton, Kyra
Peden, A.
Keech, J.
Hagger, Martin
Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University
title Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University
title_full Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University
title_fullStr Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University
title_full_unstemmed Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University
title_short Deciding to drive through floodwater: A qualitative analysis through the lived experience, Royal Life Saving Society – Australia & Griffith University
title_sort deciding to drive through floodwater: a qualitative analysis through the lived experience, royal life saving society – australia & griffith university
url https://www.royallifesaving.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/16795/RLS_Floodwater_ReportLR-Exec-Summary-version-for-web.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55878