DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

A METHODOLOGY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS IS DEVELOPED. MEASURES FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS ARE DESCRIBED AND MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OUTLINED. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE STANDARDS ARE REVIEWED, ACCIDENT CATEGORIES IN WHICH THEY BECOME EFFECTIVE ARE IDENTIFIED, AND INFORMATION REQUIRED TO DESCRIBE THESE CATEGORIES IS DETERMINED. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE STANDARDS ARE DESCRIBED. SOURCES OF DATA FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS ARE REVIEWED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Center for Environment & Man, Inc

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• Authors:
  • Joksch, H C
  • Wuerdemann, H
• Publication Date: 1971-9-15

Media Info

• Pagination: 130 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Mathematical models; Standards; Traffic crashes; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222042
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM