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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... Figure 2-1 . Fatality risk from similar physical insults for females relative to males of the same age versus age for eight subject occupant categories . Based on Evans [ 1988c ] . older ages arise because of fewer fatalities to older ...
... Figure 2-1 . Fatality risk from similar physical insults for females relative to males of the same age versus age for eight subject occupant categories . Based on Evans [ 1988c ] . older ages arise because of fewer fatalities to older ...
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... Figure 2-2 presents a synthesis of all the information in Fig . 2-1 . The point plotted at each age is the weighted average and standard error for all the points at the same age . The number of points contributing to the average varies ...
... Figure 2-2 presents a synthesis of all the information in Fig . 2-1 . The point plotted at each age is the weighted average and standard error for all the points at the same age . The number of points contributing to the average varies ...
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... Figure 2-2 . Fatality risk from similar physical insults for females relative to males of the same age versus age ; averages for the eight subject occupant categories are shown in Figure 2-1 . From Evans [ 1988c ] . suggestion that the ...
... Figure 2-2 . Fatality risk from similar physical insults for females relative to males of the same age versus age ; averages for the eight subject occupant categories are shown in Figure 2-1 . From Evans [ 1988c ] . suggestion that the ...
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... figure corresponding to Fig . 2-3 for females , is given in Evans [ 1988a ] . Comments previously made regarding Fig ... figures at young ages explains part of the increase in the number of occupant fatalities per capita with declining ...
... figure corresponding to Fig . 2-3 for females , is given in Evans [ 1988a ] . Comments previously made regarding Fig ... figures at young ages explains part of the increase in the number of occupant fatalities per capita with declining ...
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... Figure 2-3 . Fatality risk from similar physical insults for males of different ages com- pared to that for 20 - year - old males for ten subject occupant categories . Based on Evans [ 1988c ] . 10 Fatality risk relative to 20 - year ...
... Figure 2-3 . Fatality risk from similar physical insults for males of different ages com- pared to that for 20 - year - old males for ten subject occupant categories . Based on Evans [ 1988c ] . 10 Fatality risk relative to 20 - year ...
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