TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Linking deaths with vehicles and population
JO  - Traffic engineering and control
A1  - Andreassen, D. C.
SP  - 547
EP  - 549
VL  - 26
IS  - 11
N2  - It has become folklore that there is a law between deaths per registered vehicle and vehicle ownership (vehicles per capita) and that given the population and number of vehicles in a country an 'accurate' estimate of the number of deaths will be produced by the law. This paper explores the origins of the D/V equals . 0003(V/P)** minus **2**/**3 equation and reanalyzes the data. The relationships between D, V and P are investigated for a number of countries over a period of years. The question of correct analytical technique is discussed and the conclusions are that the equation does not apply universally to all countries, that D/V should not be used for international comparisons and that its use to imply increased safety can be fallacious.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0041-0683
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -