Book Description
This book examines a wide range of issues related to traffic accidents including prevention, safety, prediction, precipitation, mitigation, and related law enforcement issues.
Author : Graham P. Bartley
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Current Events
ISBN : 9781604564266
This book examines a wide range of issues related to traffic accidents including prevention, safety, prediction, precipitation, mitigation, and related law enforcement issues.
Author : Peter F. Guerrero
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Traffic accidents
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Author : Wan-Hui Chen
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 38,69 MB
Release : 1998
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Author : Peter F. Guerrero
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 13,55 MB
Release : 2003
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Page : 60 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Traffic accident investigation
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Author : Kenneth R. Agent
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Traffic accident investigation
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Author : Marjorie Peden
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2008-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1437904068
Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.
Author : Michael A. Regan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 44,44 MB
Release : 2008-10-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1420007491
Certain activities and events both inside and outside a vehicle can distract drivers and lead to degraded performance. New technologies- such as entertainment, communication, and driver assistance systems- play a significant role in distraction. This unique volume defines driver distraction, discusses various causes, and explains how to measure acceptable and unacceptable levels of distraction. Several chapters address measurement techniques based on performance and epidemiological studies. Most importantly, the text explores ways to mitigate driver distraction as well as countermeasures including vehicle design and effective legislation.
Author : M. M. Peden
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,36 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9241563575
Child injuries are largely absent from child survival initiatives presently on the global agenda. Through this report, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and many partners have set out to elevate child injury to a priority for the global public health and development communities. It should be seen as a complement to the UN Secretary-General's study on violence against children released in late 2006 (that report addressed violence-related or intentional injuries). Both reports suggest that child injury and violence prevention programs need to be integrated into child survival and other broad strategies focused on improving the lives of children. Evidence demonstrates the dramatic successes in child injury prevention in countries which have made a concerted effort. These results make a case for increasing investments in human resources and institutional capacities. Implementing proven interventions could save more than a thousand children's lives a day.--p. vii.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2016-09-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0309392527
There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts them at substantial risk for insufficient sleep and for developing short- and long-term health problems. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health and Highway Safety assesses the state of knowledge about the relationship of such factors as hours of driving, hours on duty, and periods of rest to the fatigue experienced by truck and bus drivers while driving and the implications for the safe operation of their vehicles. This report evaluates the relationship of these factors to drivers' health over the longer term, and identifies improvements in data and research methods that can lead to better understanding in both areas.