DRIVER EXPOSURE; THE INDIRECT APPROACH FOR OBTAINING RELATIVE MEASURES

THE INDUCED EXPOSURE PROCEDURE IS USED TO OBTAIN THREE INDICES: RELATIVE EXPOSURE INDEX, LIABILITY INDEX AND HAZARD INDEX. VALUES OF THESE INDICES ARE COMPUTED FOR THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: RURAL/URBAN, MALE/FEMALE, AGE (7), DAY/NIGHT, TIME OF DAY, WEEKEND/WEEKDAY FOR 1.7 MILLION ACCIDENTS IN 25 STATES. THE LIABILITY INDEX COMPARING MALES UNDER 20 WITH MALES 21-24 AGREES QUITE WELL WITH ESTABLISHED WEIGHING FACTORS FOR AN INSURANCE GROUP.

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• Authors:
  • Carrelli, E C
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 147-56
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Crash exposure; Crash injury research; Crash types; Crashes; Gender; Hazards; Negligence; Research; Risk assessment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224420
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 11 1974 12:00AM