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IT IS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED THAT THE PERSONAL FACTOR IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS IS MOST IMPORTANT. IN CONNECTICUT 75% OF THE ACCIDENTS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DRIVER, 10% TO THE PEDESTRIAN AND ONLY 13% TO ALL OTHER CAUSES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WERE FOUND IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. IT IS THEREFORE OF GREAT PRACTICAL INPORTANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THESE PERSONAL CHARACTERISITICS AND CAUSES AND HOW THEY MAY BE CONTROLLED AND THE ACCIDENTS PREVENTED. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM INSTITUTED BY THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL ON THIS PROBLEM INCLUDES: PREPARATION OF A CLASSIFIED LIST OF PERSONAL CAUSES OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS, A STUDY OF ACCIDENT REPEATERS, A SCIENTIFIC CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VARIOUS METHODS OF GIVING LICENSE EXAMINATIONS IS ALSO SUGGESTED. AN OUTLINE OF PERSONAL CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IS PRESENTED.

Vol 8, pp 117-128, 1 TAB; part of Report of Committee on Causes and Prevention of Highway Accidents. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Highway Research Board Proceedings

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Crash causes; Driver improvement programs; Drivers; Driving tests; High risk drivers; Human characteristics; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Personality; Prevention; Safety; Traffic crashes; Travelers; Variables

Driver characteristics

Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society

TRIS, TRB

Jul 18 1971 12:00AM

• AIR RESISTANCE OF AUTOMOBILES
• APPLICATION OF PRESENT KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BITUMINOUS MACADAM AND BITUMINOUS CONCRETE
• CONCRETE PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE
• CONTRACTION AND EXPANSION JOINTS
• DESIGN OF THE CROSS-SECTION
• DISTRIBUTION OF WHEEL LOADS THROUGH VARIOUS RUBBER TIRES
• FINANCING A STATE ROAD SYSTEM WITH BONDS
• FURTHER STUDY OF FILL SETTLEMENT IN PEAT MARSHES
• MAINTENANCE COSTS AS AFFECTED BY TYPE OF PAVEMENT AND AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC
• MARYLAND AERIAL SURVEY OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON
• METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING SMOOTH RIDING BITUMINOUS SURFACES
• REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC THEORY OF HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT
• REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY FINANCE
• REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
• REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MAINTENANCE
• REPORT ON GUARD FENCE RESEARCH
• RESEARCH
• RESEARCH ON MIXING OF CONCRETE IN BATCH MIXERS
• SPACING OF DOWELS
• STEEL REINFORCEMENT IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
• THE BITUMINOUS SURFACE TREATMENT OF ROADS AND PAVEMENTS
• THE CONTROL OF CRACKING IN RIGID PAVEMENTS
• THE NORTH CAROLINA TIRE TESTER
• THE PAY-AS-YOU-GO PLAN OF HIGHWAY FINANCING
• TRAFFIC SURVEYS, AND THEIR BEARING ON THE FINANCING OF ROAD BUILDING PROGRAMS
• USE OF EXCESS FINE AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
• WHEEL LOAD AND IMPACT IN PAVEMENT DESIGN