INJURY RISK AS A FUNCTION OF AGE OF VEHICLES AND INJURY REDUCTION IN 1967, 1968 AND 1969 MODEL CARS

DATA FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND VIRGINIA SUGGEST THAT INJURY RISK IS A FUNCTION OF THE AGE OF CARS (OR OTHER CORRELATED FACTORS), INDEPENDENT OF MODEL YEAR BEFORE 1967, AND THAT 1968 AND 1969 MODEL YEAR CARS HAVE AT LEAST A 15%, POSSIBLY A 25%, REDUCED INJURY RISK. FOR THE 1967 MODEL YEAR, DATA FROM NORTH CAROLINA SUGGEST A REDUCTION IN INJURY RISK OF ABOUT 10%.

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• Authors:
  • Joksch, H C
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 201-7
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Injuries; Motor vehicles; Service life
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vehicle age
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224023
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 409
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 1973 12:00AM