THE RELATION BETWEEN INJURY FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY AND VEHICLE AGE IN PRE-1967 AUTOMOBILES

THE QUESTION UNDER DISCUSSION IS WHETHER THE FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF ACCIDENTS IS RELATED TO THE AGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES--AND A RELATED QUESTION PERTAINS TO HOW THE EFFECTS OF DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ARE DETERMINED STATISTICALLY IN RELATION TO VEHICULAR AGE. BY EMPHASIZING DRIVER INJURIES AND FATALITIES, HYPOTHESES ARE ADVANCED ON ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT AND ACCIDENT SEVERITY RATES.

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• Authors:
  • Joksch, H C
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 281-9
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Automobiles; Crash severity; Design; Drivers; Fatalities; Injuries; Safety; Statistics; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223774
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 726
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 9 1972 12:00AM