TRAFFIC SAFETY: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE THREE MAIN ELEMENTS OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEM - HUMAN, VEHICLE AND ROADWAY - WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO RECENT ACCIDENT INFORMATION, SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, AND REMEDIAL PROGRAMS. BOTH ACCIDENT OCCURRENCE AND PREVENTATIVE COUNTERMEASURES ARE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A THREE-PHASE SEQUENCE; PRECRASH, CRASH, AND POSTCRASH PHASES. METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND CONTROLLING PROBLEM DRIVERS (ESPECIALLY INTOXICATED DRIVERS), IMPROVING "PACKAGING" SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, AND INCREASING THE CRASHWORTHY QUALITIES OF MOTOR VEHICLES ARE SUMMARIZED. THE EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLE PROGRAM IS CITED AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION THAT SHOULD BE EXPANDED WITH PARTICIPATION BY ALL NATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCE PUB.

  AMSTERDAM:
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• Authors:
  • Baerwald, J E
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 209-15
• Serial:
  • Intl J Environmental Studies
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Drivers; Highway safety; Human characteristics; Prevention; Safety; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221868
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 18 1972 12:00AM