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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... example , there is no reason why the effectiveness of occupant protection devices such as safety belts or airbags in preventing fatalities should vary much from jurisdiction to jurisdiction ; at the same wearing rates , safety belts are ...
... example , there is no reason why the effectiveness of occupant protection devices such as safety belts or airbags in preventing fatalities should vary much from jurisdiction to jurisdiction ; at the same wearing rates , safety belts are ...
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... example , alcohol plays a quite different role in traffic safety in Sweden , Saudi Arabia , the US , and Israel . CASUALTIES DUE TO TRAFFIC CRASHES Fatalities In this book we place considerable emphasis on fatalities , the most serious ...
... example , alcohol plays a quite different role in traffic safety in Sweden , Saudi Arabia , the US , and Israel . CASUALTIES DUE TO TRAFFIC CRASHES Fatalities In this book we place considerable emphasis on fatalities , the most serious ...
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... example , 35 % in the UK , 42 % in Poland , 45 % in Israel , and 60 % in Hong Kong ) [ Hutch- inson 1987 ] . Among the states in the US , the fraction of all traffic fatalities that are pedestrians also varies widely , from a low of 3.2 ...
... example , 35 % in the UK , 42 % in Poland , 45 % in Israel , and 60 % in Hong Kong ) [ Hutch- inson 1987 ] . Among the states in the US , the fraction of all traffic fatalities that are pedestrians also varies widely , from a low of 3.2 ...
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... example , fatalities per hundred million miles of travel . The quantitative statement that fatalities per unit distance of travel tends to decline by about 5 % per year is independent of the units in which the variable is measured ...
... example , fatalities per hundred million miles of travel . The quantitative statement that fatalities per unit distance of travel tends to decline by about 5 % per year is independent of the units in which the variable is measured ...
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... example . Although fewer people are killed by crocodile bites than by dog bites , one cannot conclude that it is safer to have a pet crocodile around the house than a pet dog . Even after recognizing this , the way to proceed is not all ...
... example . Although fewer people are killed by crocodile bites than by dog bites , one cannot conclude that it is safer to have a pet crocodile around the house than a pet dog . Even after recognizing this , the way to proceed is not all ...
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