An experimental driver sample consisting of 267 motor vehicle operators judged to have been 'most responsible' for a highway fatality in the greater Boston area was investigated. Also, a matched control sample of 801 operators never responsible for a fatal highway accident was collected. The experimental sample was evaluated from two differing perspectives: accident typology and alcohol involvement. The typology results showed 103 (38%) TYPE I accidents where the operator was killed; 63 (24%) TYPE II accidents where the operator survived the crash which resulted in the death of another vehicular occupant; and, 101 (38%) TYPE III accidents where the operator struck and killed a pedestrian. Samples were also analyzed to establish pre-identification and predictive variables to identify operators who might be potential candidates for a fatal highway accident. The variables most significant in the discriminant function analysis included: previous arrests for DWI and speeding, alcohol use patterns, levels of education and occupation. The results detailed a Boston Predictive Formula for identifying potentially high risk operators from the general population.


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    Title :

    An Analysis of Drivers Most Responsible for Fatal Accidents Versus a Control Sample


    Publication date :

    1976


    Size :

    177 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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