USE OF THE NATIONWIDE PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION STUDY TO CALCULATE EXPOSURE

The 1977 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study can be used to calculate exposure in various--by vehicle-miles, passenger-miles, age and sex of occupants. The NPTS data were used to calculate annual passenger-miles per person by age and sex. They were also combined with data from the Fatal Accident Reporting System to calculate fatality rates per 100-million passenger-miles by age. The results rather precisely show travel risks faced by male vs. female occupants of various ages.

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • CARSTEN, O
• Publication Date: 1981-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • HSRI Research Review
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Highway Safety Research Institute

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Crash exposure; Crash rates; Fatalities; Gender; Hazards; Passenger miles; Risk assessment; Travel
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00362077
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 750
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM