ANALYZING THE ROLE OF DRIVER/VEHICLE INCOMPATIBILITIES IN ACCIDENT CAUSATION USING POLICE REPORTS

An analysis of police accident reports was conducted to determine whether driver problems with vehicle controls, vehicle visibility systems, and vehicle lighting contribute to automobile accidents. By enumerating the various real-world, accident-related problems experienced by drivers with these vehicle systems, the analysis reinforces the findings from past analytical and experimental studies that have identified deficiencies in the designs of these vehicle components. The major drawback with this approach is that the data base cannot be used to accurately estimate the magnitudes of the problems. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Perel, M
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control; Crash causes; Crash reports; Databases; Police; Vehicle components; Vehicle lighting; Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148803
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-801 858 Tech. Note
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM