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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... severity . Inter- nationally renowned researcher Leonard Evans shares the results of published re- search , making crucial information acces- sible to readers at all levels of expertise . Dr. Evans answers practically every ques- tion ...
... severity . Inter- nationally renowned researcher Leonard Evans shares the results of published re- search , making crucial information acces- sible to readers at all levels of expertise . Dr. Evans answers practically every ques- tion ...
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... severity - form the subject of this book . Traffic crashes are perhaps the number one public health problem in the United States and in other motorized societies ; more preretirement years of life are lost due to traffic crashes than ...
... severity - form the subject of this book . Traffic crashes are perhaps the number one public health problem in the United States and in other motorized societies ; more preretirement years of life are lost due to traffic crashes than ...
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... severity continuum , from minor scratches to nearly fatal injuries . The question " How many injuries ? " has little meaning in the absence of some defined level of injury . Generally , the less severe the injury , the greater is its ...
... severity continuum , from minor scratches to nearly fatal injuries . The question " How many injuries ? " has little meaning in the absence of some defined level of injury . Generally , the less severe the injury , the greater is its ...
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... severity , they become a smaller fraction of the total cost of the crash . The traffic crash costs for uninvolved vehicles reflect various fixed costs that are relatively unaffected by the number of crashes , such as the administrative ...
... severity , they become a smaller fraction of the total cost of the crash . The traffic crash costs for uninvolved vehicles reflect various fixed costs that are relatively unaffected by the number of crashes , such as the administrative ...
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... severity . The file is largely limited to information which can be readily recorded , such as the number and type of vehicles involved , sex and age of occupants involved , time of day , posted speed limit on the roadway , etc. More ...
... severity . The file is largely limited to information which can be readily recorded , such as the number and type of vehicles involved , sex and age of occupants involved , time of day , posted speed limit on the roadway , etc. More ...
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