Semantic problems have biased traffic safety programs. This paper analyzes the arguments which have been put forward for and against using the words ‘accident’ and ‘cause of an accident’ and shows how attitudes towards these questions can influence attitudes towards countermeasures.


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    Title :

    What Causes Accidents-A Semantic Analysis


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    1980 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1980



    Publication date :

    1980-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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