CAUSES AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF ROAD ACCIDENTS WITH CASUALTIES

CAUSAS Y CIRCUNSTANCIAS DE ACCIDENTES CON VICTIMAS EN CARRETERA

THE STATISTICAL REVIEW OF ACCIDENTS DURING 1974 IS PRESENTED AS A TABLE WHICH GIVES THE CAUSES AND IMMEDIATE CIRCUMSTANCES OF PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS. THIS PAPER DEVELOPS THE TABLE FROM THE EXCLUSIVE POINT OF VIEW OF THE ROAD AND THE OVERALL ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENT CAUSES AND CIRCUMSTANCES. TO SIMPLIFY THE STUDY, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THEY CAN BE GROUPED IN SECTIONS UNDER THE FOLLOWING TITLES: (A) HUMAN FACTORS; (B) CONDITIONS AND PARTICULAR FEATURES OF THE ROAD; (C) LIGHT AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; (D) STATE OF THE VEHICLE. WITH REGARD TO THE HUMAN FACTOR, THERE ARE DIFFERENT SUB-GROUPS: (A1) INFRINGEMENTS TO THE HIGHWAY CODE BY THE DRIVER; (A2) PSYCHO-PHYSICAL STATE OF THE DRIVER; (A3) FACTORS EXTERNAL TO THE DRIVER. THE BEHAVIOUR OF PEDESTRIANS CONCERNING INFRINGEMENTS TO THE HIGHWAY CODE AND THE PSYCHO-PHYSICAL STATE ARE STUDIED SEPARATELY. NUMERICAL SCHEMES REFLECT THE RESULT OF THE APPLIED STATISTICAL TESTS.

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  • Publication Date: 1976-3

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  • Spanish

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  • Accession Number: 01298605
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 6:48AM