Author: W. T. WhitePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Survey of Driver Exposure to Risk of Accident: an Overview of the Findings
Author: W. T. WhiteSurvey of Driver Exposure to Risk of Accident: Concept and Dasign
Author: W. T. WhiteAccident Risk Forecasting; a Bibliography
Author: Lois FlynnExposure to the Risk of an Accident
Author: James RochonYoung Driver Research Program
Author: John E. CatchpolePublisher:
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Category : Automobile drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This study investigated the relative importance of youth and lack of driving experience as contributors to the over representation of young drivers in traffic crashes. Interviews were conducted with drivers aged 16-29 to collect information on their personal characteristics, travel patterns and crash histories. After allowing for differences in exposure (time spent driving), crash involvement was found to be associated with lack of driving experience and with high levels of recklessness. Recklessness was higher amongst young drivers. Drivers who obtain a licence relatively early were no more reckless than those who are licensed when somewhat older Young males were significantly more reckless than young females but did not have higher crash risk (after controlling for exposure). Thus, skill levels may be higher among young males, compensating for their greater recklessness. Although experience was found to be more important than age in determining crash risk, the high correlaton between the two means that the issue cannot be resolved beyond all doubt. Future research should directly address the skill and motivational variables elevant to crash risk, rather than relying on experience nd age as proxies. The present study has taken an mportant step in this direction by demonstrating that ecklessness is a better predictor of young driver crash nvolvement than age. The report concludes with ecommendations for countermeasure development. Driver licences. Driver experience. Driver age. Road accidents.
Acquisition of Information on Exposure and on Non-fatal Crashes
Author: University of Michigan. Highway Safety Research InstitutePublisher:
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Category : Traffic accident investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The Driver's Exposure to Risk of Accident
Author: L. O. BygrenThe Safety of Elderly Drivers
Author: John Peter RothePublisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412838825
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
By the turn of the century, the elderly will comprise about 20 percent of the population in North" America, and 28 percent of those who drive. Place this percentage in high-powered automobiles, and the need for planning and policy development becomes evident. Most standard research on elderly drivers has not gone beyond gathering data on specific situations or characteristics. This book rises beyond simple statistical presentation. It blends sociological insight with statistical detail to produce an absorbing description of the elderly drivers' daily lives, driving styles, experiences with accident and injury, social relationships, and life aspirations. It also describes areas of neglect: imagined and real health problems, driving exposure and traffic violations, accidents, and loss of self-esteem. It presents in-depth accounts of the trauma of loss of license and the importance of the automobile for sustaining mental, physical, and social well-being. The self-imposed or self-defined rules elderly drivers use to navigate traffic or compensate for physical frailities are described in depth. "The Safety of Elderly Drivers "includes penetrating comments from elderly drivers who have been involved in serious accidents, and from random elderly drivers speaking for their generation of drivers. Integrating statistical findings based on Motor Vehicle Department accident data and survey data with comprehensive interviews and discussions with elderly drivers, the book provides an emperically grounded, in-depth view of the elderly driver today. Rothe summarizes theories and models of aging, along with past research on elderly drivers, projecting what the future may hold if present trends in medicine, housing, politics, migration, and mass transit continue. It closes with a series of recommendations for future traffic planning. This book will be of interest to policymakers concerned with traffic safety, as well as social scientists and others interested in gerontological issues. It is the latest in a series on traffic safety sponsored by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia in Canada.
Driver Behaviour and Accident Research Methodology
Author: Dr Anders af WåhlbergPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409486095
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
This book discusses several methodological problems in traffic psychology which are not currently recognized as such. Summarizing and analyzing the available research, it is found that there are a number of commonly made assumptions about the validity of methods that have little backing, and that many basic problems have not been researched at all. Suggestions are made as to further studies that should be made to address some of these problems. The book is primarily intended for traffic/transport researchers, but should also be useful for specialized education at a higher level (doctoral students and transportation specialists) as well as officials who require a good grasp of methodology to be able to evaluate research.
Accident Risk Forecasting
Author: Lois FlynnPublisher:
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Category : Drinking and traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description