A SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
SOME OF THE RESULTS ARE DESCRIBED FROM A STUDY OF URBAN ROAD ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, AS RELATED TO ACCIDENT CAUSATION. A SYSTEM OF ANALYSIS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH AIMS AT DESCRIBING THE INCIDENCE AND INTERACTION OF THE VARIOUS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM STUDIED THE ACCIDENT SCENES, VISITED THE HOSPITAL FOR SOCIAL AND MEDICAL DATA, INTERVIEWED THE INVOLVED DRIVERS AT HOME, AND EXAMINED THE VEHICLES AT GARAGES. A SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING ACCIDENT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IS PROPOSED, ALLOWING COMBINATIONS OF FACTORS TO BE STUDIED. IT WAS FOUND THAT ACCIDENTS HAD MORE THAN ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES WERE INADEQUATE SIGHT DISTANCES AND INADEQUATE TRAFFIC CONTROL AT JUNCTIONS. OF VEHICLE DEFICIENCIES, TIRE PRESSURES AND TREADS WERE MOST SIGNIFICANT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CAR DESIGN FACTOR WAS FORWARD VISION RESTRICTION. THE DRIVER ERROR FACTOR IS ALSO CONSIDERED. /HSL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 35, pp 2.1-2.30
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Authors:
- Mackay, G M
- Publication Date: 1968-9
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Drivers; Sight distance; Tires; Traffic control; Trend (Statistics)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221443
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 15 1972 12:00AM