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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Page viii
... FACTORS / 60 Introduction / 60 Difficulty of Identifying Specific Factors / 60 Vehicle Mass / 64 Other Vehicle Characteristics / 77 Effects of Roadway / 83 Environmental Factors / 85 Studies to Identify Factor Contributions Directly ...
... FACTORS / 60 Introduction / 60 Difficulty of Identifying Specific Factors / 60 Vehicle Mass / 64 Other Vehicle Characteristics / 77 Effects of Roadway / 83 Environmental Factors / 85 Studies to Identify Factor Contributions Directly ...
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... Factors / 144 Non - Transport Motives / 149 Difficulties in Researching the Role of Behavior Factors in Crashes / 151 Driver Speed Choice and Crash Risk / 152 Can Safe Driving Be Taught ? / 156 Conclusions / 158 References / 159 7 ...
... Factors / 144 Non - Transport Motives / 149 Difficulties in Researching the Role of Behavior Factors in Crashes / 151 Driver Speed Choice and Crash Risk / 152 Can Safe Driving Be Taught ? / 156 Conclusions / 158 References / 159 7 ...
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... or Increase Crash Likelihood / 327 Conclusions / 329 References / 330 13. AN ATTEMPT TO ESTIMATE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS / 332 Introduction / 332 Time - Dependence of Fatality Rates / 332 Analogy with CONTENTS xi.
... or Increase Crash Likelihood / 327 Conclusions / 329 References / 330 13. AN ATTEMPT TO ESTIMATE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS / 332 Introduction / 332 Time - Dependence of Fatality Rates / 332 Analogy with CONTENTS xi.
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... Factor Using US Rural Interstate Fatalities / 339 A Hierarchical Ordering of Factors / 340 Individual Human Behavior / 342 Legislative Interventions / 347 Approaches to Increasing Traffic Safety / 348 Thoughts About Increasing Traffic ...
... Factor Using US Rural Interstate Fatalities / 339 A Hierarchical Ordering of Factors / 340 Individual Human Behavior / 342 Legislative Interventions / 347 Approaches to Increasing Traffic Safety / 348 Thoughts About Increasing Traffic ...
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... factors , and others , would have to be incorporated in the exposure measure , a task of such difficulty that the ... factor also should be normalized . It should be apparent that this process must end with the rates being identical ...
... factors , and others , would have to be incorporated in the exposure measure , a task of such difficulty that the ... factor also should be normalized . It should be apparent that this process must end with the rates being identical ...
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