Public survey of driving and recreating in floodwater - practice brief four April 2020

The Research into practice brief series provides concise summaries of research findings for end-users and practitioners.

This brief provides an overview of findings from a nationally-representative survey of the Australian general public that investigated driving and recreating in floodwater. The aim is to explore the behaviour and decision making of the general public in Australia in relation to driving into, or recreating in, floodwater, and to discuss the implications for emergency services communication and messaging.