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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... fatality rates among sex and age groups , including a look at the issue of older drivers □ the nature of traffic fatalities in the United States and long - term projections for them engineering and environmental factors such as vehicle ...
... fatality rates among sex and age groups , including a look at the issue of older drivers □ the nature of traffic fatalities in the United States and long - term projections for them engineering and environmental factors such as vehicle ...
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... Fatality Rates / 28 Involvement Rates in Severe Crashes / 31 Threat to Other Road Users / 34 How Serious is the Older - Driver Problem ? / 36 Pedestrian Involvements in Fatal and Severe Crashes / 39 Overinvolvement of Young Road Users ...
... Fatality Rates / 28 Involvement Rates in Severe Crashes / 31 Threat to Other Road Users / 34 How Serious is the Older - Driver Problem ? / 36 Pedestrian Involvements in Fatal and Severe Crashes / 39 Overinvolvement of Young Road Users ...
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... RATES , AND FIELD EFFECTIVENESS / 251 Introduction / 251 Calculating Casualty Changes from Belt - Use Changes / 254 Observed Casualty Changes from Changes in Belt Use / 260 Comparison Between Observed and Estimated Fatality Reductions ...
... RATES , AND FIELD EFFECTIVENESS / 251 Introduction / 251 Calculating Casualty Changes from Belt - Use Changes / 254 Observed Casualty Changes from Changes in Belt Use / 260 Comparison Between Observed and Estimated Fatality Reductions ...
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... to Decrease 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.
... to Decrease 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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Leonard Evans. Time - Dependence of Fatality Rates / 332 Analogy with Health / 338 Isolating One Factor Using US Rural Interstate Fatalities / 339 A Hierarchical Ordering of Factors / 340 Individual Human Behavior / 342 Legislative ...
Leonard Evans. Time - Dependence of Fatality Rates / 332 Analogy with Health / 338 Isolating One Factor Using US Rural Interstate Fatalities / 339 A Hierarchical Ordering of Factors / 340 Individual Human Behavior / 342 Legislative ...
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