INJURY RISK AS A FUNCTION OF AGE OF VEHICLES AND INJURY REDUCTION IN 1967, 1968 AND 1969 MODEL CARS
DATA FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND VIRGINIA SUGGEST THAT INJURY RISK IS A FUNCTION OF THE AGE OF CARS (OR OTHER CORRELATED FACTORS), INDEPENDENT OF MODEL YEAR BEFORE 1967, AND THAT 1968 AND 1969 MODEL YEAR CARS HAVE AT LEAST A 15%, POSSIBLY A 25%, REDUCED INJURY RISK. FOR THE 1967 MODEL YEAR, DATA FROM NORTH CAROLINA SUGGEST A REDUCTION IN INJURY RISK OF ABOUT 10%.
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Authors:
- Joksch, H C
- Publication Date: 1971-10
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 201-7
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Serial:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Volume: 3
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0001-4575
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Injuries; Motor vehicles; Service life
- Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle age
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224023
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 409
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 17 1973 12:00AM