AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRIVER INJURY AND VEHICLE AGE FOR AUTOMOBILES INVOLVED IN NORTH CAROLINA ACCIDENTS DURING 1966-1970

An in-depth study of the relationship of vehicle age to accident severity is the subject of this report. The data is taken from police-reported accidents involving injury or death. The study is limited to the injuries experienced by unbelted drivers.

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • KOCH, G G
  • Reinfurt, D W
• Publication Date: 1974-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-18
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash exposure; Crash injury research; Crash reports; Crash severity; Drivers; Manual safety belts; Motor vehicles; Service life; Traffic crashes; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle age
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-016 305
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-099-1-184, NHTSA-2-2980
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1983 12:00AM