FAILURE INDICES - NEW IMPROVED MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE

THIS STUDY UTILIZES THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF "INDIRECT EXPOSURE" TO ARRIVE AT AN IMPROVED PROCEDURE TO ESTIMATE THE LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE OF DRIVER-VEHICLE CLASSES. IN THE PREVIOUS STUDY, "DRIVER EXPOSURE, INDIRECT APPROACH TO OBTAIN RELATIVE MEASURES", A PROCEDURE WAS ESTABLISHED (AND APPLIED) FOR ESTIMATING THE DRIVING EXPOSURE OF VARIOUS DRIVER CLASSES, BASED ON REPORTED ACCIDENT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS REPORT FOLLOWS THE SAME PROCEDURE BUT IN REVERSE ORDER. GIVEN ESTIMATES OF DRIVING EXPOSURE FOR SELECTED DRIVER- VEHICLE CLASSES, IT OBTAINS A MEASURE OF THEIR ACCIDENT RESPONSIBILITY, AND THEREFORE THEIR DRIVING PERFORMANCE. /NHTSA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • DOT-HS-820
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Mathematical Analysis Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cerrelli, E C
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash causes; Crash exposure; Driver performance; Drivers; Failure; Highway safety; Measurement; Personnel performance; Traffic crashes; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure; Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver investigation; Failure theory; Indirect method
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222372
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: -302
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM