SAFETY COMPARISONS BETWEEN TRAFFIC AND OTHER HUMAN ACTIVITIES

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Safety in traffic was compared with the safety of other human activities with the aid of available data. The study was commissioned by the Roads and Waterways Administration. Working at the working place seems to be three times as dangerous, on average, as working or otherwise being at home. The safety of traffic is highly dependent on traffic mode, but being in traffic is about seven times as dangerous, on average, as working and about 21 times as dangerous as being or working at home. The results of this study were similar to the results of a corresponding study made earlier in Norway. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • PELTOLA, H
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Finnish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 30 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Technical Research Centre of Finland
  • Publisher: Technical Research Centre of Finland
  • ISSN: 1235-0605

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Crash rates; Dwellings; Hazards; High risk drivers; Households; Jobs; Occupational safety; Risk assessment; Safety; Traffic; Traffic safety
• ITRD Terms: 2279: Accident proneness; 1612: Accident rate; 308: Dwelling; 2271: Occupation; 1665: Safety; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381082
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• ISBN: 951-38-1660-5
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI-TIED 177 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM