Traffic Safety and the DriverExamines deaths, injuries, and property damage from traffic crashes. Evans (research scientist, General Motors Research Labs, Warren, Michigan) applies the methods of science to illuminate the characteristics of these problems--their origin and nature as well as their severity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... FARS . A publication giving much summary information from the file is issued annually [ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1989 , and previous years ] . Even though data in this file are as reliable as any available , there ...
... FARS . A publication giving much summary information from the file is issued annually [ National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1989 , and previous years ] . Even though data in this file are as reliable as any available , there ...
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... FARS data from 1975 through 1988 the annual number of fatalities varied from a low of 42 584 in 1983 to a high of 51 093 in 1979. The pattern in Fig . 3-1 would not persist over long time trends— in the 1930s about 35 % of all traffic ...
... FARS data from 1975 through 1988 the annual number of fatalities varied from a low of 42 584 in 1983 to a high of 51 093 in 1979. The pattern in Fig . 3-1 would not persist over long time trends— in the 1930s about 35 % of all traffic ...
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... FARS data is 1975 , by which time the newest cars which were unaffected by changes incorporated in FMVSS , namely 1966 model - year ( MY ) cars , were already eight years old . Thus any study using FARS data must necessarily focus on ...
... FARS data is 1975 , by which time the newest cars which were unaffected by changes incorporated in FMVSS , namely 1966 model - year ( MY ) cars , were already eight years old . Thus any study using FARS data must necessarily focus on ...
Contents
Units | 9 |
Various Driver Fatality Rates | 28 |
Overinvolvement of Young Road Users | 41 |
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Accident Analysis airbag alcohol by volume Analysis and Prevention associated Automotive average belt effectiveness belt-wearing braking car mass changes Chapter compared crash involvement crash rates crash risk deaths decline decrease distance of travel driver age driver behavior driver fatalities drunk driving ejection estimates Experimental Safety Vehicles FARS data fatal crashes fatalities per unit fatality rates fatality reductions fatality risk Federal Highway Administration Figure FMVSS fraction higher Highway Traffic Safety Human Factors impact indicate influence injury intervention Journal kg car lap/shoulder belt less lower male drivers measure million motor vehicle motorcycle National Highway Traffic National Safety Council number of fatalities observed occur Partyka pedestrian fatalities performance rear reduce right-front passengers Risk homeostasis road users roadway rollover safety belt seat Shinar shows specific speed limit traffic crashes traffic fatalities Traffic Safety Administration unbelted unit distance values versus Wasielewski zero