Citation

Hawas Y, Thomsen J, Alam D, Angum Ahmed N. Proc. Road Saf. Four Continents Conf. 2010; 15: 576-585.

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(Copyright © 2010, Conference Sponsor)

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Abstract

This paper highlights the details of the in-depth crash investigation research project carried out jointly by the UAE University (Roadway, transportation and Traffic Safety Research Center) and the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. The paper summarizes the conceptual differences between the conventional police investigation and the underlying in-depth approaches. Reference is made to the world-wide systems adopting similar in-depth assessment of roadway crashes. The procedure of investigation including the site investigation, vehicle inspection and patients' interviews is summarized, with brief description to the inclusion criterion for recruiting cases in the study. The paper also presents some of the earlier findings of data collections in the first few months of the study. The database capabilities are briefly presented by the analyses of the crash classifications and severities. A sample research question on the relationship among the seatbelt, airbag and sustained injury levels is presented.