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.
What Causes Accidents-A Semantic Analysis
Sae Technical Papers
1980 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1980
1980-02-01
Conference paper
English
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