Thank you for taking time to complete this important survey which aims to assess the status of motorsport safety equipment for our junior competitors in Australia. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete, and the results are confidential.

The survey will not be used for commercial purposes nor to provide any benefit to any individual completing the survey, other than to improve motorsport safety and better inform participants.

By completing the survey you are consenting to use of the data by the Australian Institute for Motorsport Safety (AIMSS https://motorsport.org.au/about/aimss/ ). Data from this survey is stored and used in accordance with Motorsport Australia's data storage and usage policies which are available at; https://motorsport.org.au/wpblob0fe832abcb/wp-content/uploads/docs/default-source/policy-guidelines/motorsport-australia-privacy-policy3d9fb9f070314f1394c9851710b37192.pdf

If you have, or have had, more than one child competing in motorsport, could we please ask you to complete the survey again for each child? Or if you don't have time to complete the survey multiple times please answer the questions for the youngest child where there is no opportunity for multiple answers.

Thank you for your important input.

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* 1. What motorsport discipline is/was your child involved in? (You may select more than one).

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* 2. Age range of child/children when they started competing?

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* 3. Gender at birth of children competing

  Number of children competing
Male
Female

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* 4. Does any competing child identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait descent?

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* 5. Is any close relative of a child involved in motorsport, or has been previously?

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* 6. How many years has your child competed/did your child compete? (If you have more than one child competing, answer for the youngest child).

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* 7. Has your child ever sustained a significant injury requiring medical treatment while participating in a motorsport event? If "No" please proceed to Question 12 (Significant injury is requiring hospital treatment or suffering concussion)

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* 8. How many times has your child sustained a significant injury requiring medical treatment during a motorsport event? (If you have more than one child competing then chose the one who has had the most injuries)

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* 9. What types of injury have any of your children sustained during competition?

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* 10. Have any of your children ever been admitted overnight to hospital as a result of a motorsport injury?

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* 11. Which of the following items of safety equipment does/did your child use when participating in motorsport competition?

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* 12. Please rank in order of importance when you purchase child-specific safety equipment for motorsport.

  Unimportant Somewhat important Important Very important Essential
Availability of age- appropriate equipment
Cost of the equipment
Approved lifespan of the equipment
How quickly will your child outgrow the equipment
The regulations applying to your child's motorsport discipline
The equipment that provides the greatest protection/highest standard irrespective of cost

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* 13. Who is/was responsible for preparing and maintaining your child's competition vehicle (select all that are relevant)?

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* 14. Which of the following sport specific training does/did your child participate in?

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* 15. Do you generally find motorsport administrators receptive to any concerns you have concerning your child's participation. If so, please add details in the comments box below

  Attitude of officials to your concerns
Weather conditions and event safety
On-track behaviour (driving standards, fairness, rule enforcement)
Medical, rescue and emergency services
Bullying, harassment or inappropriate behaviour

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* 16. If your child stopped competing, what was the reason (you may specify more than one)?

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