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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... examination , and the scale undergoes continuing revision , expansion and enhancement [ American Association for Au- tomotive Medicine 1985 ] . The AIS level is based on the level of injury revealed by an examination soon after the ...
... examination , and the scale undergoes continuing revision , expansion and enhancement [ American Association for Au- tomotive Medicine 1985 ] . The AIS level is based on the level of injury revealed by an examination soon after the ...
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... examination of a carefully selected sample of crashes . The sample is chosen according to a probability scheme ... examined in depth the cost of motor vehicle crashes . Only those who did not die from the injuries at the indicated ...
... examination of a carefully selected sample of crashes . The sample is chosen according to a probability scheme ... examined in depth the cost of motor vehicle crashes . Only those who did not die from the injuries at the indicated ...
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... examining the factors that influence the likelihood of occurrence and resulting harm from crashes , the preferred term that we have been using . Some crashes are purposeful acts for which the term accident would be quite inappropriate ...
... examining the factors that influence the likelihood of occurrence and resulting harm from crashes , the preferred term that we have been using . Some crashes are purposeful acts for which the term accident would be quite inappropriate ...
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... examined when accom- panied by passengers of similar age . Consequently , the control occupant will be disaggregated into as many categories as the data allow . It is further assumed that the information coded in the FARS data is ...
... examined when accom- panied by passengers of similar age . Consequently , the control occupant will be disaggregated into as many categories as the data allow . It is further assumed that the information coded in the FARS data is ...
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... examined below , which is based on Evans [ 1988c ] , thus reflects the choice of vehicle , how it is used , and what the consequences of a crash are , given that one occurs , all factors which are themselves strongly influenced by age ...
... examined below , which is based on Evans [ 1988c ] , thus reflects the choice of vehicle , how it is used , and what the consequences of a crash are , given that one occurs , all factors which are themselves strongly influenced by age ...
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