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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... higher ( for 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 ...
... higher ( for 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 ...
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... higher crash rate under identical driving conditions , but that it is suggested that this difference arises because of faster driving under the same conditions , and that this should be incorporated into the measure of exposure ...
... higher crash rate under identical driving conditions , but that it is suggested that this difference arises because of faster driving under the same conditions , and that this should be incorporated into the measure of exposure ...
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... higher than X + AX . In some cases the indicated error will include contributions from factors other than randomness in data , in analogue with experimental errors in the physical sciences . It is simply not true that collecting more ...
... higher than X + AX . In some cases the indicated error will include contributions from factors other than randomness in data , in analogue with experimental errors in the physical sciences . It is simply not true that collecting more ...
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... tests using cadavers . Figure 2-2 shows that for ages less than about 5 , the risk is higher for males than for females . At ages greater than 60 there is a 1.7 Female to male fatality risk ratio 0.7 0 20 24 TRAFFIC SAFETY AND THE DRIVER.
... tests using cadavers . Figure 2-2 shows that for ages less than about 5 , the risk is higher for males than for females . At ages greater than 60 there is a 1.7 Female to male fatality risk ratio 0.7 0 20 24 TRAFFIC SAFETY AND THE DRIVER.
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... higher for males , although the uncertainty is too great to justify any definitive conclusion . Effect of Age on Fatality Risk Age effects are more difficult to determine than the sex effects because of extremely strong interactions ...
... higher for males , although the uncertainty is too great to justify any definitive conclusion . Effect of Age on Fatality Risk Age effects are more difficult to determine than the sex effects because of extremely strong interactions ...
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