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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| author | Hamilton, Kyra Peden, A. Keech, J. Hagger, Martin |
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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 |