TRAFFIC SAFETY
More than one million traffic fatalities occur every year in the world, and more than 40,000 of those are in the United States. This book focuses on safety policy, and considers protection of life and enhancement of public safety to be one of the U.S. government's chief responsibilities. The 16 chapters of the book cover the following engineering and behavioral factors: Introduction; Data sources; Overview of traffic fatalities; Vehicle mass and size; Environment, roadway, and vehicle; Gender, age, and alcohol effects on survival; Older drivers; Driver performance; Driver behavior; Alcohol; Occupant protection; Airbag benefits, airbag costs; Measures to improve traffic safety; How you can reduce your risk; The dramatic failure of US safety policy; Vision for a safer tomorrow.
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Authors:
- Evans, Leonard
- Publication Date: 2004
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 444 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Air bags; Alcohol effects; Data collection; Driver experience; Fatalities; Federal government; Human factors; Improvements; Occupant protection devices; Risk management; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety; Vehicle size; Vehicle weight
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00988211
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0975487108
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 23 2005 12:00AM