TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BY TYPE, AGE, SEX, AND MARITAL STATUS

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS RECEIVED BY 147,984 DRIVERS WERE CLASSIFIED BY TYPE, AGE, SEX, AND MARITAL STATUS. SPEED AND EQUIPMENT VIOLATION RATES DECREASE MARKEDLY WITH INCREASING AGE; WHEREAS SIGN, PASSING, TURNING, AND RIGHT-OF-WAY VIOLATION ALL HAVE A U-SHAPED RELATIONSHIP WITH AGE. OVERALL, MALES HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER VIOLATION RATE THAN FEMALES. MALES HAVE A HIGHER RATE FOR SPEED, EQUIPMENT, PASSING, AND MAJOR VIOLATIONS; BUT FEMALES HAVE A HIGHER RATE FOR SIGN AND RIGHT-OF-WAY VIOLATIONS. SINGLE PERSONS HAVE HIGHER RATES THAN MARRIED PERSONS FOR ALL VIOLATIONS TYPES. SIMILARITIES ARE NOTED WITH VIOLATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCIDENTS. /AUTHOR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 1, PP 67-79, 3 FIG, 3 TAB, 17 REF
• Authors:
  • Harrington, D M
  • McBride, R S
• Publication Date: 1970-5

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 67-79
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Equipment; Gender; Marital status; Passing; Signs; Speed; Traffic; Traffic regulations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic laws; Violations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221097
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1970 12:00AM