International comparability of road safety data

Many countries compare the level of their road safety with other countries as an impulse for developing road safety policy. This, however, is by no means easy. The absolute numbers of crashes or casualties can not just simply be compared, but must be related to the numbers of inhabitants of a country or to the numbers of kilometres travelled. The definitions of crashes, road deaths, injury severity, and road types differ somewhat, as do the ways in which the data is gathered. Presently several international projects attempt to harmonize data and make definitions comparable. These projects must result in comparisons of a higher quality. (A) (The title of the Dutch version of this fact sheet is: 'Internationale vergelijkbaarheid van verkeersveiligheidsgegevens').

• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 9p
• Serial:
  • FACT SHEET
  • Publisher: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Crash severity; Crashes; Data collection; Fatalities; Highways; Information management; Injuries; International; Population; Safety; Vehicle miles of travel
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 8623: Data acquisition; 1602: Fatality; 2755: Highway; 8555: Information documentation; 2163: Injury; 9034: International; 335: Population; 1665: Safety; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 292: Vehicle mile
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01060882
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 10 2007 1:23PM