THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROAD ACCIDENT SEVERITY AND RECORDED WEATHER

Road accident severity may be influenced by a number of factors. This article investigates the relationship between weather and road accidents in England and Wales. The weather information recorded on Police Accident Report Forms was taken as the prevailing weather at the time of the accident. At the local authority level, accident severity for the adverse weather categories of rain, fog, and high winds is compared with nonhazardous condition of fine weather. Severity ratios are then calculated. Findings establish that accident severity decreases significantly in rain compared with fine weather, while severity in fog shows geographical variation. Evidence for accident severity in high winds remains inconclusive.

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• Authors:
  • EDWARDS, J B
• Publication Date: 1998-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 249-262
• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash rates; Crash reports; Crash severity; Fog; Rain; Traffic crashes; Weather; Wind
• Old TRIS Terms: Weather caused accidents; Wind factors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00757712
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 826
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 28 2000 12:00AM