A METHOD FOR COMPARING AND FORECASTING ANNUAL TRAFFIC DEATH TOTALS

Total traffic fatalities are considered to result from a combination of two factors: safety of travel (per vehicle mile or per vehicle) and exposure to travel (distance traveled or number of vehicles). The method proposed models these factors separately and then combines them to estimate fatalities.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1238, Application and Management of Accident Data. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Haight, Frank A
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 31-36
• Monograph Title: Application and management of accident data
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1238
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Fatalities; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495030
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309049741
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM