THE ACCIDENT SYNDROME
IT IS STRIKING SIMILARITY BETWEEN ILLNESS AND ACCIDENTS WHICH SUGGESTS THAT A LOGICAL WAY TO INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT SITUATION, AT LEAST AS FAR AS MAN IS CONCERNED, WOULD BE TO REGARD IT AS AN ILLNESS OF SOCIETY AND STUDY NOT ONLY ITS IMMEDIATE EFFECTS BUT ATTEMPT TO ANALYZE ITS BASIC AND CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES, ITS MANY FORMS AND PATTERNS, IT IS THE STRIKING SIMILARITY BETWEEN ILLNESS AND ACCIDENT THE EQUATION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND IS ANALYZED IN THE ARTICLE. THE ACCIDENT EQUATION IS 1=CEPRF OVER TSM. ONE IS AN ACCIDENT OR NEAR MISS; C IS CHANCE; E IS ENVIRONMENT; P IS ACCIDENT PRONENESS; R IS RISK ACCEPTANCE; F IS SPECIFIC HUMAN FACTORS; T IS TRAINING; S IS SKILL AND EXPERIENCE; AND M IS SAFETY MEASURES. ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESSES ARE EVENTS WHICH FIGURE ON THE DEBT SIDE OF LIVING AND THE EQUATION THE AUTHOR HAS DESCRIBED IS AN ATTEMPT TO MEASURE THIS. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 6, No 5, PP 56-60
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Authors:
- Miles, S
- Publication Date: 1970-5
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Crashes; Education; Environment; Equations; Hazards; High risk drivers; Human factors; Knowledge; Motor skills; Risk assessment; Safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Experience
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00220956
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM