SEX COMPARISONS IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH INJURY

UNDER COMPARABLE ACCIDENT CONDITIONS, INJURIES TO MEN AND WOMEN ARE COMPARED. GENERALLY, THEY DO NOT DIFFER IN TERMS OF INJURY SEVERITY, BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD, WOMEN SEEM TO BE REPORTED AS INJURED ABOUT ELEVEN PERCENT MORE OFTEN.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated

  4455 Genesee Street
  Buffalo, NY  United States  14221
• Authors:
  • NARRAGON, E A
• Publication Date: 1965-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash severity; Drivers; Females; Injuries; Males
• Old TRIS Terms: Female drivers; Male drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224147
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Automotive Crash Injury Research
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-002 740, HS-000 265
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1983 12:00AM