CAUSES, ECOLOGY AND PREVENTION OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

THIS COMPREHENSIVE VOLUME EMPHASIZES TRAFFIC MEDICINE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY AND LOGISTICS. DRIVER FATIGUE, NARCOLEPSY, HYPOGLYCEMIA AND ALCOHOL- DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY ARE PRESENTED, WITH INFORMATION USEFUL FOR BOTH PHYSICIAN AND DRIVER. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR IMPROVING DRIVER VISION, DRIVER PERFORMANCE, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, VEHICULAR SAFETY, AND TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS. DRIVER LICENSING IS DISCUSSED IN REGARD TO BOTH TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY AND PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS. SOCIOLOGIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECOLOGIC INFLUENCES, AND THE OBSTACLES TO RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS POSED, COMPLETE THIS STUDY IN WHICH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE VIEWED AS BUT ONE EXPRESSION OF MANY EVOLUTIONARY, TECHNOLOGIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas, Chas. C., Pub Company

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• Authors:
  • Roberts, H J
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive medicine; Crash investigation; Driver licensing; Driver performance; Drivers; Logistics; Personnel performance; Prevention; Safety; Social factors
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221468
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 1016 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1971 12:00AM