MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION - ITS IMPORTANCE FOR ROAD SAFETY

In Norway, motor vehicles are inspected both by means of random, roadside inspections and by means of periodic inspections. This paper describes an experiment which was conducted during the years 1986- 1990, in order to estimate the effects of periodic inspections on automobile accident rates. A total of 205,000 cars took part in the experiment. These were randomly assigned to three groups. One group was inspected annually for three years, one group was inspected in 1986 only and one group was not inspected at all. Effects on accident rates and technical condition were measured. Toward the end of this experiment, another study was started with the purpose of developing a more effective system of vehicle inspections. A random sample of 5,000 cars were stopped in traffic and referred to the nearest inspection hall of the Department of Motor Vehicles, where their technical condition was determined by means of an ordinary inspection. Subsequent analysis uncovered the relationships between technical condition and a number of variables recorded in the motor vehicle registration file, like age of car, make a model, and sex and age of the owner. Based on the results of these analyses, a preliminary computer programme was written that will make it easier to select vehicles that are likely to have technical defects for inspection. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 866319.

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  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Fosser, S
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 119-43
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Issue Number: 380A PT4
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Automobiles; Conferences; Crash rates; Defects; Impact studies; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Safety; Tests; Traffic surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Characteristics
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1612: Accident rate; 1757: Age; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 5238: Defect (tech); 9112: Impact study; 8084: Norway; 5925: Properties; 6255: Test; 676: Traffic survey; 1575: Vehicle inspection
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668532
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 16 1994 12:00AM