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Download full textDaugherty, Ronald D.; And Others – 1974
The purpose of the project, "Revision and Update of Traffic Safety Manpower Training Program Development Guide," was to develop the HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY MANPOWER FUNCTIONS GUIDE. This document provides an organizational schema illustrating the functions essential to be performed and the interrelationship of these functions to carry out…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Guides, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Sandels, Stina – 1974
This investigation concerns traffic accidents in Sweden during 1968 and 1969 in which children ages 1-10 were active participants. A total of 182 complete police investigations including preliminary investigation records, police reports to the Central Bureau of Statistics, and memorandums, were analyzed. The purpose of this report is to determine…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Age Differences, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns
Pascarella, E. A.; And Others – 1971
A 6-month study of elementary and junior high school bicycle riders and events accruing to everyday use of their vehicles was conducted in Raleigh, North Carolina. Of the 2,369 mail questionnaires that recorded demographic and bicycle description data and information which permitted calculation of bicycle ownership rates by sex, 495 useable…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Design Requirements, Educational Needs, Elementary School Students
Hayes, Anne C.; And Others – 1974
The Center for Vocational and Technical Education conducted a project entitled "Revision and Update of Traffic Safety Manpower Training Program Development Guide." The purpose of the project was to develop a guide entitled HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY MANPOWER FUNCTIONS GUIDE that provided an organizational schema illustrating the functions…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Guides, Bibliographies, Job Training
Faber, Marilyn M. – Texas Child Care, 1997
Provides advice on teaching children safe pedestrian and bicycling skills to reduce accidents caused by mistakes made in crossing streets. Provides an interactive safe-walker's story, tips for walking safely, step-by-step instructions for safe street crossing, bicycle safety information, a quiz for safe biking, and guidelines to ensure a proper…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Bicycling, Child Health, Child Safety
Garber, Nicholas J.; Gadirau, Ravi – 1988
A study was conducted to investigate the traffic engineering factors that influence speed variance and to determine to what extent speed variance affects accident rates. Detailed analyses were carried out to relate speed variance with posted speed limit, design speeds, and other traffic variables. The major factor identified was the difference…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Road Construction, Safety Education, Signs
Valentine, Ivan E. – American Vocational Journal, 1973
Discusses the projected demand for trained accident investigators on the nation's highways in the next five years. (Editor)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Inquiry, Labor Needs, Paraprofessional Personnel
Peer reviewedVan Houten, Ron – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
Introduction of prompts in the form of specific signs and stop line bars at a crosswalk was designed to influence motorists to stop further back when yielding right-of-way to pedestrians, and resulted in an almost 80 percent reduction in motor vehicle-pedestrian conflicts at the selected location. (JW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cues, Pedestrian Traffic, Safety Education
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1993
This document provides statistical information regarding the incidence of school bus-related accidents and fatalities. Descriptive data are presented on occupant and pedestrian fatalities by age, time of day, and principal impact point on school bus vehicle; the number of school-age pedestrian deaths; and the number of school bus-related crashes.…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Mortality Rate, School Buses
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 2001
This document provides statistical information on the benefits of occupant restraint systems in U.S. motor vehicle accidents. Data tables include: (1) estimated number of lives saved by restraint systems (seat belts, air bags, child restraints), 1975-2001; (2) cumulative estimated number of lives saved by safety belt use, 1975-2001; and (3)…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Death, Incidence, Mortality Rate
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document provides statistical information on the benefits of occupant restraint systems in U.S. motor vehicle accidents. Data tables include: (1) estimated number of lives saved by restraint systems (seat belts, air bags, child restraints), 1975-2000; (2) cumulative estimated number of lives saved by safety belt use, 1975-2000; and (3)…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Death, Incidence, Mortality Rate
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 2001
This document provides statistical information on traffic accidents involving U.S. bicyclists. Data include: (1) trends in pedalcyclist and total traffic fatalities, 1991-2001; (2) non-occupant traffic fatalities, 1991-2001; (3) pedalcyclists killed and injured, and fatality and injury rates, by age and sex, 2000 [2001 population data by age group…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bicycling, Death, Incidence
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 2001
This document provides statistical information on U.S. traffic accidents involving pedestrians. Data tables include: (1) trends in pedestrian and total traffic fatalities, 1991-2001; (2) pedestrians killed and injured, by age group, 2001; (3) non-occupant traffic fatalities, 1991-2001; (4) pedestrian fatalities, by time of day and day of week,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Death, Drinking, Incidence
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document provides statistical information on traffic accidents involving U.S. bicyclists. Data include: (1) trends in pedalcyclist and total traffic fatalities, 1990-2000; (2) non-occupant traffic fatalities, 1990-2000; (3) pedalcyclists killed and injured, and fatality and injury rates, by age and sex, 2000; and (4) pedalcyclist traffic…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bicycling, Death, Incidence
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document provides statistical information on U.S. traffic accidents involving pedestrians. Data tables include: (1) trends in pedestrian and total traffic fatalities, 1990-2000; (2) pedestrians killed and injured, by age group, 2000; (3) non-occupant traffic fatalities, 1990-2000; (4) pedestrian fatalities, by time of day and day of week,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Death, Drinking, Incidence
