A PSYCHOSOCIAL ANALYSIS OF OPERATORS INVOLVED IN FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

The report includes the results from the Boston Special Study Accident Investigation Team which has been researching the human factors associated with the most responsible operators involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents in the greater Boston area since September 1971. The areas of primary interest presented in these findings include: basic demographic statistics; psychosocial, physiological and legal history evaluations; an analysis of the use of alcohol, marijuana and other drugs; and human factors associated with the accident. The report includes findings on 175 cases. /NTIS/

• Corporate Authors:

  Boston University

  Traffic Accident Research Project
  Boston, MA  United States  02215

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sterling-Smith, R S
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 41 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Crash analysis; Demographics; Drugs; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Human factors; Marijuana; Psychological aspects; Social factors; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00082920
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 2 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-310-3-595
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM