BLACK SPOT ANALYSIS OF CYCLIST, CHILD AND BUS ACCIDENTS

SCHWERPUNKTMAESSIGE UNFALLANALYSE VON ZWEIRAD-, KINDER- UND BUSUNFAELLEN

MEDICAL, TECHNICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA ON ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CYCLISTS AND CHILDREN IN HANNOVER AND BUSES IN THE WHOLE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC ARE BEING COLLECTED, DOCUMENTED AND ANALYSED. DOCUMENTATION IS STARTED MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIM IS TO ATTAIN COMPLETE VERBAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF SKID MARKS, VEHICLE DEFORMATION AND INJURIES, AND TO QUESTION THOSE INVOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE DATA ARE BEING PROCESSED BY MEANS OF OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION ON MAGNETIC TAPE.