AETIOLOGY OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

This paper considers accident causation in terms of the vehicle-environment-road user system. An investigation by an interdisciplinary team (mechanical engineer, psychologist, surgeon and traffic engineer) of a total sample of 625 accidents in rural and urban areas, shows the road user factor, either alone or in combination, to be present in 90% account for 4.3%, and in combination for 19% of accidents. This low including indicates that recent legislation to improve vehicle safety will affect the causal aspects of only a small proportion of accidents. Tables and diagrams show the distribution of causal factors and of road user errors in accidents, and the frequency and distribution of injuries.

• Corporate Authors:

  Scottish Department of Health

  Edinburgh, ZZ Scotland   
• Authors:
  • CLAYTON, A B
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 277-280
• Serial:
  • Health Bulletin
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Scottish Department of Health

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Human factors; Multidisciplinary teams; Rural areas; Traffic crashes; Travelers; Urban areas; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133501
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1996 12:00AM