TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1973//
TI  - Aetiology of traffic accidents
JO  - Health bulletin
A1  - Clayton, Andrew Barham
SP  - 277
EP  - 280
VL  - 31
IS  - 4
N2  - This paper considers accident causation in terms of the vehicle-environment-road user system. An investigation by an interdisciplinary team (mechanical engineer, psychologist, surgeon and traffic engineer) of a total sample of 625 accidents in rural and urban areas, shows the road user factor, either alone or in combination, to be present in 90% account for 4.3%, and in combination for 19% of accidents. This low including indicates that recent legislation to improve vehicle safety will affect the causal aspects of only a small proportion of accidents. Tables and diagrams show the distribution of causal factors and of road user errors in accidents, and the frequency and distribution of injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0374-8014
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -