THE PERSONAL FACTOR IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS
IT IS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED THAT THE PERSONAL FACTOR IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS IS MOST IMPORTANT. IN CONNECTICUT 75% OF THE ACCIDENTS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DRIVER, 10% TO THE PEDESTRIAN AND ONLY 13% TO ALL OTHER CAUSES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WERE FOUND IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. IT IS THEREFORE OF GREAT PRACTICAL INPORTANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THESE PERSONAL CHARACTERISITICS AND CAUSES AND HOW THEY MAY BE CONTROLLED AND THE ACCIDENTS PREVENTED. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM INSTITUTED BY THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL ON THIS PROBLEM INCLUDES: PREPARATION OF A CLASSIFIED LIST OF PERSONAL CAUSES OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS, A STUDY OF ACCIDENT REPEATERS, A SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VARIOUS METHODS OF GIVING LICENSE EXAMINATIONS IS ALSO SUGGESTED. AN OUTLINE OF PERSONAL CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IS PRESENTED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 8, pp 117-128, 1 TAB; part of Report of Committee on Causes and Prevention of Highway Accidents. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Williams, S J
- Bosch, F B
- Publication Date: 1929
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 13-14, 1928
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 8
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash causes; Driver improvement programs; Drivers; Driving tests; High risk drivers; Human characteristics; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Personality; Prevention; Safety; Traffic crashes; Travelers; Variables
- Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver clinic; Highway user characteristics; Pedestrian characteristics
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00220978
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jul 18 1971 12:00AM