The effect of vehicle characteristics on road accidents
by
Jones, Ian Shore.
Title
:
The effect of vehicle characteristics on road accidents
Author
:
Jones, Ian Shore.
ISBN
:
9781483157474
Personal Author
:
Jones, Ian Shore.
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1976.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages) : illustrations
Contents
:
Front Cover; The Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Road Accidents; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. The Use of Accident Analysis in Determining howVehicle Characteristics may Contribute to CausingAccidents; 1.1. Analysis of accident data supplied by Britax(London) Ltd.; 1.2. A study of accidents involving fatal or seriousinjury on the Ml motorway in 1971; 1.3. Accidents which are influenced by vehiclecharacteristics; CHAPTER 2. Estimating the Total Annual Mileage Travelledby Particular Models of Car; 2.1. Previous methods used to estimate vehiclemileage.
2.2. An alternative method for estimating the totalannual mileage travelled by particular modelsof carCHAPTER 3. Accident Rates Analysed by Make and Model of Car; 3.1. Data source and method of analysis; 3.2. Accident rates by make and model ofcar; 3.3. Accident rates by age and sex of driver; 3.4. Alternative criteria for measuring accident rate; 3.5. Overturning in single-vehicle accidents; CHAPTER 4. Measurement of Vehicle Characteristics which mayInfluence Loss of Control or Overturning; 4.1. Vehicle-handling characteristics; 4.2. Stability characteristics.
CHAPTER 5. Measures of Handling and Stability Related toAccident Rates5.1. Vehicle handling; 5.2. Vehicle stability; CHAPTER 6. Synopsis; 6.1. The use of accident analysis in determininghow vehicle characteristics may contribute tocausing accidents; 6.2. Accident rates by model of car; 6.3. Measures of handling and stability; 6.4. Measures of handling related to accident rates; 6.5. Measures of stability related to proportion ofoverturning; 6.6. Concluding remarks; APPENDIX I. Estimating Errors Incurred by NeglectingMonthly Variation in Mileage and Age-of-CarEffects.
APPENDIX II. Tabulations of Accident Data used in Chapters3and5APPENDIX HI. Accident Rates Plotted Against Design andResponse Parameters: Slight Injury Accidents1969 and 1970; REFERENCES; INDEX.
Abstract
:
The Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Road Accidents investigates whether vehicle characteristics related to handling and stability contribute to road accidents. Using multiple regression analysis, this book addresses driver and vehicle effects separately in order to define both the magnitude of the handling/accident causation problem as well as the relative importance of the various performance measures. This monograph is comprised of six chapters and begins with detailed studies of accidents to determine the circumstances which lead to loss of control or overturning of a car on the road,
Subject Term
:
Automobiles -- Handling characteristics.
Traffic accidents.
Automobiles -- Stability.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
Automobiles -- Handling characteristics. (OCoLC)fst00823495
Automobiles -- Stability. (OCoLC)fst00823901
Traffic accidents. (OCoLC)fst01153997
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
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| TL154 .J6 1976 | 1178563-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Elsevier E-Book Collections | |