Traffic Safety and the Driver

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Traffic Safety and the Driver is a book authored by Leonard Evans.

Reception[edit]

While the data presented is in some regards dated, the concepts apply now as they did then.[opinion] This book has been repeatedly referred to as a classic in the fields of traffic safety, vehicle safety, and crash prevention.[by whom?] It has been positively reviewed by most of the world's most influential technical journals in relevant fields.[1][unreliable source?] Traffic Safety and the Driver is now largely eclipsed by the author's more recent book Traffic Safety, which has received similarly enthusiastic reviews.[2][unreliable source?]

Chapter headings[edit]

The book was organized as follows:

  • Introduction
  • Effects of Sex and Age
  • An Overview of U.S. Traffic Fatalities
  • Engineering, Roadway and Environmental Factors
  • Driver Performance
  • Driver Behavior
  • Alcohol's Role in Traffic Crashes
  • Drunk Driving Countermeasures
  • Effectiveness of Occupant Protection Devices When Used
  • Restraint-Use Laws, Use Rates, and Field Effectiveness
  • User Responses to Changes in Traffic Systems
  • How You Can Reduce Your Risk
  • An Attempt to Estimate the Relative Importance of Factors
  • Traffic Safety in Broader Contexts
  • Conclusions

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Traffic Safety and the Driver – Reviews". Scienceservingsociety.com. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. ^ "Reviews – "Traffic Safety" by Leonard Evans 2004". Scienceservingsociety.com. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2010-02-08.

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