TRANSPORTATION FATALITIES: A RISK ASSESSMENT

This paper assesses the relative fatality risk of transportation modes and submodes for use in public safety resource allocation. Average annual fatalities for the modes and submodes are compared. Factors which might influence society's valuation of risk are examined -- victim age, trends in fatalities, and variability of fatalities. Finally, other measures of risk (fatalities per ton-mile, per passenger-mile, and per vehicle) are presented to help judge the acceptability of existing risk levels.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Government/Industry Meeting and Exposition Washington, D.C., May 20-23, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • Hoxie, P
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Fatalities; Mathematical analysis; Risk assessment; Safety; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451304
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 851225, HS-039 110
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM