SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF NORTH CAROLINA ACCIDENT-INVOLVED DRIVERS RELATIVE TO THE ESTIMATED SPEED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT

RURAL ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURED IN GOOD WEATHER AND ON DRY ROADS WERE ANALYZED. ACCIDENT-INVOLVED DRIVERS WERE CHARACTERIZED ON THE BASIS OF BELOW AVERAGE, AVERAGE, AND ABOVE AVERAGE SPPEDS. THESE SPEEDS WERE 30-39 MPH, 50-59 MPH, AND 70 OR MORE MPH RESPECTIVELY. VARIABLES ANALYZED INCLUDE DRIVER INJURY, ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT, SEX, AGE, VWHICLE TYPE, VEHICLE CONDITION, HIGHWAY TYPE, AND TIME OF ACCIDENT. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Research Triangle Institute

  Research Triangle Pk, NC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Rural highways; Studies; Traffic speed
• Old TRIS Terms: Speed studies
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221849
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1972 12:00AM