Citation

Case HW, Stewart RG. Highw. Res. Board bull. 1960; 240: 53-56.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1960, National Research Council (U.S.A.), Highway Research Board)

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Abstract

Many traffic authorities consider high speed driving to be a major problem of traffic law enforcement and one of the important contributing factors in motor vehicle accidents and fatalities in their communities. Interpretations of individual driving records and mass statistics provide the basis of numerous important decisions in programs of driver improvements and traffic safety. Underlying these efforts of authorities is the broad assumption that certain features or habits of the driving behavior of individuals are predictable to a considerable extent from previous performance. Therefore, the question is whether simple, yet accurate, predictions of future individual traffic records can be developed which could be useful in various traffic safety and enforcement programs.