Traffic safety on automobile

Effect of Fuel Economy on Automobile Safety: A Reexamination

regulated by the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, established during the energy crises of the 1970s. Calls to increase fuel economy are usually met by a fierce debate on the effectiveness of the CAFE standards and their impact on highway safety. A seminal study of the link between CAFE and traffic fatalities was published by R. W. Crandall and J. D. Graham in 1989. They linked h...

Automobile Safety and Technical Policies in China

With the rapid growth of Chinese economy, the vehicle population, especially the population of passenger vehicles with private cars as the mainstay, has been increasing rapidly. At the same time, the problems, such as frequently-occurred traffic accidents are gradually becoming more and more rigorous. This paper sorted out the problem of traffic accidents in China, moreover, the collative, intr...

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Influence of Road Characteristics on Traffic Safety

The objective of this traffic safety investigation was to find critical road sections using Postand Preaccident analysis approaches. The Post-accident approach analyzes the effect of road geometric characteristics on accident rate. The study was based on accident and road maintenance data in Western Sweden. A total of 2912 accidents from 2000 to 2005 on 1615 km median-separated roads was collec...

Reducing automobile traffic: an urgent policy for health promotion.

In recent decades traffic injuries have become a leading cause of death and disability the world over. In congested urban areas, the noise and emissions from vehicle engines cause discomfort and disease. More than one billion people are exposed daily to harmful levels of atmospheric contamination. Because internal combustion generates carbon dioxide (CO2), the automobile is a principal contribu...