INJURY SCALING RESEARCH

In an attempt to improve the usefulness of accident data for NHTSA's safety systems analyses, threat-to-life, disability, and (direct) cost scales are developed using somewhat limited existing accident and injury data. The resulting scales utilize data elements which are readily available from Level 2-type accident investigations, are easily automated, and are compatible with medical codes on other existing files.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599

  Safety Research Center.*National Highway Traffic

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• Authors:
  • Reinfurt, D W
  • Stewart, J R
  • Hall, R G
  • Dutt, A K
  • Stutts, J C
• Publication Date: 1978-3-28

Media Info

• Pagination: 173 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Classification; Cost estimating; Costs; Crash investigation; Crashes; Estimates; Forecasting; Information processing; Injuries; Ranking (Statistics); Ratios; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Ranking; Scale ratio
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00182092
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-803-452 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01539
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 3 1979 12:00AM