A SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS

A SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WHICH LEAD TO TRAFFIC COLLISIONS IS PROPOSED. THE FACTORS ARE DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO THREE GENERAL AREAS; THE ENVIRONMENT, THE VEHICLES AND THE ROAD USERS. THE MULTIPLICITY OF FACTORS WITHIN EACH OF THESE AREAS IS DISCUSSED FROM TWO POINTS OF VIEW. FIRST IT IS ESTABLISHED WHETHER SOME DEFICIENCY WAS PRESENT. SECONDLY, IF A DEFICIENCY WAS PRESENT, EACH CASE IS EXAMINED TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE COLLISION UNDER STUDY. THE INCIDENCE OF CERTAIN DEFICIENCIES IN VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS IS COMPARED WITH THEIR INCIDENCE IN A CONTROL GROUP OF VEHICLES NOT INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 35, P 2.1-2.30, 3 FIG
• Corporate Authors:

  Technical Aspects Road Safety

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• Authors:
  • Mackay, G M
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control groups; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Crashes; Deficiencies; Environment; Motor vehicles; Traffic crashes; Travelers; Variables
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220804
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1970 12:00AM