DIFFERENCE IN ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE U.S.A. AND IN THE NETHERLANDS: A STUDY OF STATISTICAL DATA

OBSERVATION MAY LEAD TO THE GENERALIZED CONCLUSION THAT TRAFFIC IN THE U.S.A. IS SAFER THAN TRAFFIC IN THE NETHERLANDS. STATISTICAL FIGURES OF THE TWO COUNTRIES ARE CUSTOMARILY PRESENTED IN A SUFFICIENTLY DIFFERENT WAY THAT A COMPARISON IN ONE FIGURE FOR BOTH COUNTRIES IS NOT POSSIBLE. IN THIS PAPER DATA IS DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO LENGTH OF ROADS AND STREETS, POPULATION DEATH RATE, TOTAL MORTALITY, REGISTRATION DEATH RATE, MILEAGE DEATH RATE, AND THE TIME-LAG IN CAR USE (25-40 YEARS) BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. /AUTHOR/

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  • Accession Number: 00221667
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jun 5 1972 12:00AM