THE EFFECTS ON OFFICIAL STATISTICS FOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DAMAGE OF CHANGING THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD AT WHICH ACCIDENT DAMAGE MUST BE RECORDED

ZU DEN AUSWIRKUNGEN EINER AENDERUNG DER ERFASSUNGSSCHWELLE BEI DER AUFNAHME VON SACHSCHADENSUNFAELLEN IN DIE AMTLICHE STATISTIK

IN THE OFFICIAL GERMAN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS, THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF DAMAGE COST WHICH IS RECORDED, HAS BEEN DM 1000 SINCE 1964. IN THIS STUDY THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING THIS THRESHOLD UPON THE NATURE AND FREQUENCY OF REPORTED CASES OF MATERIAL DAMAGE IS GIVEN PARTICULAR ATTENTION. WHERE REPAIR AND ASSOCIATED COSTS ARE CONSTANTLY RISING, THE AVERAGE COST OF ACCIDENTS WILL CONSEQUENTLY ALSO RISE. WITH A CONSTANT VALUE FOR THE THRESHOLD LEVEL AT WHICH ACCIDENTS ARE RECORDED, THE PROPORTION OF RECORDED ACCIDENTS IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, WILL THUS TEND TO RISE ALSO. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASING COSTS INVOLVED IN RECORDING ACCIDENTS, THIS HAS THE OBVIOUS DISADVANTAGE OF CAUSING SYSTEMATIC STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE RECORDED STATISTICS. IN SUCH A CASE WHERE A SECTION OF THE FIGURES IS AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDED, THE UPDATING OF THE COST ELEMENT, WOULD APPEAR TO IMPROVE THE FACILITY TO FORECAST TRENDS IN ADDITION TO EFFECTING A REDUCTION IN THE COST OF ACCIDENT RECORDING.

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    Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)

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  • Authors:
    • BRUEHNING, E
    • RIEDIGER, G
  • Publication Date: 1976-5

Language

  • German

Media Info

  • Pagination: 16P

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01304497
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 9:58AM