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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... OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICES WHEN THEY ARE USED / 219 Introduction / 219 Lap / Shoulder Belts / 227 Lap Belts Only ( in Rear Seats ) / 237 Shoulder Belts / 239 Airbags / 239 Motorcycle Helmets / 243 Comparison of Effectiveness of ...
... OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICES WHEN THEY ARE USED / 219 Introduction / 219 Lap / Shoulder Belts / 227 Lap Belts Only ( in Rear Seats ) / 237 Shoulder Belts / 239 Airbags / 239 Motorcycle Helmets / 243 Comparison of Effectiveness of ...
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... Occupant Protection Devices / 326 Incentives 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 ...
... Occupant Protection Devices / 326 Incentives 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 ...
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... 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 expected to produce a similar percent reduction in ...
... 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 expected to produce a similar percent reduction in ...
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... occupants often sustain injuries to more than one body region . For many analyses it is convenient to use only one measure of injury severity , which is the maximum AIS . An occupant with three injured Table 1-2 . The Abbreviated Injury ...
... occupants often sustain injuries to more than one body region . For many analyses it is convenient to use only one measure of injury severity , which is the maximum AIS . An occupant with three injured Table 1-2 . The Abbreviated Injury ...
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... occupant with one region injured at AIS 2 would have a maximum AIS of 2. The description of the AIS levels presented in Table 1-2 is sufficient for our purposes . The probability - of - death values given are not part of the definitions ...
... occupant with one region injured at AIS 2 would have a maximum AIS of 2. The description of the AIS levels presented in Table 1-2 is sufficient for our purposes . The probability - of - death values given are not part of the definitions ...
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