Citation

Allgaier EL, Yaksich S. Highw. Res. Board bull. 1956; 142: 19-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1956, National Research Council (U.S.A.), Highway Research Board)

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Abstract

STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED USING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VARIOUS STATES THAT ARE RELATED TO THE TRAFFIC DEATH RATES. CERTAIN STATES HAVE LOW TRAFFIC DEATH RATES YEAR AFTER YEAR. CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS WERE CALCULATED BETWEEN THE TRAFFIC DEATH RATES FOR 1952 AND 30 FACTORS WHICH WERE FELT MIGHT BEAR SOME RELATIONSHIP TO THE TRAFFIC DEATH RATE. A MULTIPLE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT BETWEEN THE DEATH RATE AND THE 12 FACTORS MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO THE TRAFFIC DEATH RATE WAS COMPUTED. TABULATIONS MADE IT APPARENT THAT STATES WITH HIGH TRAFFIC DEATH RATES ALSO HAVE: (1) A HIGHER PRECENTAGE OF HIGHWAY MILEAGE THAT IS RURAL, (2) A GREATER INCREASE IN MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, (3) LESS MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION, (4) A SMALLER PERCENT OF THE STATE HIGHWAY'S SURFACE, (5) A HIGHER TEMPERATURE, AND (6) A SMALLER INCOME PER CAPITA. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THIS STUDY PROVIDES A NEW AND BETTER CRITERION THEN THE SIMPLE DEATH RATE FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF CERTAIN FACTORS ON THE DEATH RATE.