@article{ref1,
title="Injuries from single-vehicle crashes and snow depth",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="1988",
author="Brorsson, B. and Ifver, J. and Rydgren, H.",
volume="20",
number="5",
pages="367-377",
abstract="Swedish official statistics on road traffic accidents shows a remarkable variability among different winter seasons in single-vehicle crashes resulting in personal injuries--one of the major causes of personal injury in road traffic. This study presents results from analyses investigating the role played by snow as an injury-reducing factor. The regression model specified implies, when applied to Swedish data, that an increase in snow depth by 1 cm--for snow depths less than 40 centimetres--reduces the number of crashes with occupant injury by 3%. This finding has implications for assessing trends in traffic safety through the use of routine statistics on motor vehicle occupant injuries and also shows that roadside design is a decisive factor in the generation of injury to the individual in single-vehicle crashes.",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}