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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9110039 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Even though the numerator in accident rates can be accurately determined nowadays, the denominator of these rates is an item of discussion and debate within the highway safety community. A critical examination of an induced exposure technique, based on the non-responsible driver/vehicle of a two-vehicle accident (quasi-induced exposure), is presented here. Differences in exposure for a series of accident location and time combinations are investigated, the assumption of similarities between drivers of single-vehicle accidents and the responsible driver of multiple-vehicle accidents is refuted, and the use of the non-responsible driver as a measure of exposure is tested using vehicle classification data. The results of the analyses reveal the following: (1) accident exposure is different for different location and time combinations: (2) induced exposure estimates provide an accurate reflection of exposure to multiple-vehicle accidents; (3) induced exposure estimates are acceptable surrogates for vehicle miles of travel when estimates are made for conditions during which the mix of road users is fairly constant; and (4) the propensity for involvement in single-vehicle accidents is generally different than that in multiple-vehicle accidents for a given class of road users. We concluded that the quasi-induced exposure is a powerful technique for measuring relative exposure of drivers or vehicles when real exposure data are missing. |
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Authors:
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N Stamatiadis; J A Deacon |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Accident; analysis and prevention Volume: 29 ISSN: 0001-4575 ISO Abbreviation: Accid Anal Prev Publication Date: 1997 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-05-07 Completed Date: 1997-05-07 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254476 Medline TA: Accid Anal Prev Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 37-52 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506-0281, USA. |
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Accidents, Traffic
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statistics & numerical data* Adult Aged Analysis of Variance Automobile Driving / statistics & numerical data* Humans Likelihood Functions Middle Aged |
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