METHODS OF ACCIDENT STUDIES

Existing methods that can be employed in a study of road accidents are reviewed and discussed, in relation to the amount of information derived from the application of the method, and the effectiveness of that method in the remedial situation. The use of a statistical quality control technique, together with a study of accident records is proposed as a more effective means of identifying the cause of accidents. Accident data obtained from a study of road accidents that occurred at the intersection of Melrose street with Carling avenue, Ottawa, Canada, for the three years 1966 to 1968 has been used to demonstrate the application of the proposed method. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • SINHA, H K
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 10-19
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crash reports; Crashes; High risk locations; Laws; Legal documents; Mathematical analysis; Methodology; On the scene crash investigation; Quality control; Statistics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Statute cases
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1663: Accident black spot; 6471: Analysis (math); 8018: Canada; 9003: Cause; 9102: Method; 1611: On the spot accident investigation; 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133700
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM