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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... given are not part of the definitions , nor are they expected to be closely replicated under all conditions . They are values which were observed in one study [ Malliaris , Hitchcock , and Hedlund 1982 ] and are presented to indicate ...
... given are not part of the definitions , nor are they expected to be closely replicated under all conditions . They are values which were observed in one study [ Malliaris , Hitchcock , and Hedlund 1982 ] and are presented to indicate ...
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... Given that the number of property - damage - only crashes depends critically on the definition of a crash , and that there is much uncertainty in the number of minor crashes , it is more appropriate to consider the total monetary cost ...
... Given that the number of property - damage - only crashes depends critically on the definition of a crash , and that there is much uncertainty in the number of minor crashes , it is more appropriate to consider the total monetary cost ...
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... given different names . It is assumed in the text that the driver sits on the left side of the vehicle and that traffic drives on the right , as in America and Europe . Those from countries which drive on the left , including Japan ...
... given different names . It is assumed in the text that the driver sits on the left side of the vehicle and that traffic drives on the right , as in America and Europe . Those from countries which drive on the left , including Japan ...
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... given to drive at about 30 mph ( miles per hour ) , then that was the instruction . It was not to drive at about 50 km / h , and it was certainly not to drive at about 48 km / h , because the concept of about 48 km / h ( let alone 48.28 ...
... given to drive at about 30 mph ( miles per hour ) , then that was the instruction . It was not to drive at about 50 km / h , and it was certainly not to drive at about 48 km / h , because the concept of about 48 km / h ( let alone 48.28 ...
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... given . This is done mainly using data collected by public authorities for purposes other than addressing the specific question the scientist has in mind . The luxury of varying input variables and observing what happens , and then ...
... given . This is done mainly using data collected by public authorities for purposes other than addressing the specific question the scientist has in mind . The luxury of varying input variables and observing what happens , and then ...
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