THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON WAR INDUSTRY
AVERAGE ABSENCES FROM THE JOB FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WERE FOUND TO BE: NONINJURED DRIVER, 3/4 DAY; INJURED DRIVER, 14 DAYS; INJURED PASSENGER, 27 DAYS; AND INJURED PEDESTRIAN, 52 DAYS. RURAL ACCIDENTS RESULTED IN GREATER HOUR LOSSES THAN URBAN ACCIDENTS. MAN-HOUR AND AUTOMOBILE LOSSES ARE DISCUSSED IN VIEW OF THEIR EFFECT ON THE WAR EFFORT. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 24, pp 266-277, 7 FIG, 12 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Evans, H K
- Publication Date: 1945
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board (Unassembled)
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 24
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Drivers; Hours of labor; Injuries; Losses; Military transportation; Passengers; Pedestrians; Traffic crashes
- Old TRIS Terms: Wartime transportation
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221303
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 13 1971 12:00AM