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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... traffic fatalities that are pedestrians also varies widely , from a low of 3.2 % in Wyoming to a high of 41.7 % in the District of Columbia [ National Highway Traffic Safety Admin- istration 1989 ] . Fatality rates vary widely between ...
... traffic fatalities that are pedestrians also varies widely , from a low of 3.2 % in Wyoming to a high of 41.7 % in the District of Columbia [ National Highway Traffic Safety Admin- istration 1989 ] . Fatality rates vary widely between ...
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... Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1987 ] to an earlier study [ Na- tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1983 ] which examined in depth the cost of motor vehicle crashes . Only those who did not die from the injuries at the ...
... Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1987 ] to an earlier study [ Na- tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1983 ] which examined in depth the cost of motor vehicle crashes . Only those who did not die from the injuries at the ...
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... Highway Traffic Safety Administration [ 1987 ] . Maximum AIS Number Percent 1 2 895 000 84.7 2 370 200 10.8 3 127 400 3.7 4 15 500 0.5 5 9 500 0.3 Total injured survivors 3 417 600 100.0 Fatalities 46 056 However , note how large a ...
... Highway Traffic Safety Administration [ 1987 ] . Maximum AIS Number Percent 1 2 895 000 84.7 2 370 200 10.8 3 127 400 3.7 4 15 500 0.5 5 9 500 0.3 Total injured survivors 3 417 600 100.0 Fatalities 46 056 However , note how large a ...
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... Highway Traffic Safety Administration [ 1987 ] . Maximum AIS 1 Percent $ ( billions ) 9.39 12.7 2 2.47 3.3 3 1.88 2.5 4 1.01 1.4 5 2.71 3.7 Fatalities 16.50 22.2 Property damage only ( vehicles ) 29.59 39.9 Uninvolved vehicles 10.64 ...
... Highway Traffic Safety Administration [ 1987 ] . Maximum AIS 1 Percent $ ( billions ) 9.39 12.7 2 2.47 3.3 3 1.88 2.5 4 1.01 1.4 5 2.71 3.7 Fatalities 16.50 22.2 Property damage only ( vehicles ) 29.59 39.9 Uninvolved vehicles 10.64 ...
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... Highway Traffic Safety Administration [ 1987 ] . Cost category $ ( billions ) Percent Property losses 27.37 36.9 Insurance expenses 20.86 28.1 Productivity losses 16.38 22.1 Legal and court costs 4.32 5.8 Medical costs 4.12 5.6 ...
... Highway Traffic Safety Administration [ 1987 ] . Cost category $ ( billions ) Percent Property losses 27.37 36.9 Insurance expenses 20.86 28.1 Productivity losses 16.38 22.1 Legal and court costs 4.32 5.8 Medical costs 4.12 5.6 ...
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