AN INVESTIGATION OF USED CAR SAFETY: FINAL REPORT. VOLUME 2: QUALITATIVE EVALUATION

THE EVALUATION IS PRESENTED OF AN ANALYSIS ON THE SAFETY OF CARS IN USE, AND THE WORK AS REGARDS USED CAR SAFETY STANDARDS AND MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAMS IS DESCRIBED. SECTION II OF THIS VOLUME IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH USED CAR SAFETY STANDARDS AND THE MANNER IN WHICH NEEDS ARE DETERMINED AND CRITERIA DEVELOPED. IN THIS SECTION THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS CATEGORIZED INTO CONSTITUENTS AND A SAFETY PRIORITY INDEX IS ESTABLISHED FOR EACH PART AND SUB-SYSTEM AS A FUNCTION OF THE EXPECTED INCIDENCE AND SAFETY PRIORITY MAKES POSSIBLE A LISTING OF PRELIMINARY AREAS FOR STANDARDS, IN ORDER OF PRIORITY. SECTION III OF THIS VOLUME TREATS THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM AS A STANDARD-ENFORCEMENT DEVICE. A QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF INSPECTION PROGRAMS IS PROVIDED AND THE REQUIREMENTS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. IT ALSO SETS FORTH THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF EXISTING INSPECTION PROGRAMS AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM OF COMPLIANCE. A DESCRIPTION OF DIAGNOSTIC CENTER TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES IS ALSO INCLUDED. /SRIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol Ii, 75 PP, 8 FIG, 15 TAB
• Corporate Authors:

  Operations Research Incorporated

  Silver Spring, MD  United States 
• Authors:
  • Eisner, H
  • Kalin, S R
  • Wells, E N
  • Williams, P D
• Publication Date: 1968-6-30

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Data collection; Diagnosis; Diagnostic tests; Evaluation; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Safety; Surveys; Used vehicle industry
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223179
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 21 1970 12:00AM