Citation

Haynes AL. Proc. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1963; 7: 166-173.

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(Copyright © 1963, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

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Abstract

THE traffic accident picture has been described in terms of several comprehensive models, such as the epidemiological model, and the systems approach. They have in common certain aspects in that they systematically embrace the man-machine-environment situation, viewing the separate elements as inextricably interacting with each other. These models advance from the naive view that one can find the cause of any single accident or injury pattern, to the position that there is a wide network of contributory influences, often acting in a mutually facilitating manner. Nevertheless, this approach recognizes and seeks to make explicit the differential contribution of each of the model's major components, or sub-systems, to the incidence or severity of accidents.

The overall personal transportation system has been improved in recent years and this experience, together with the "new tools" of constantly expanding research, should bring about even greater progress in the next decade particularly in these aspects: 1. The vehicle and its crashworthiness. 2. Human body tolerance. 3. Car handling characteristics. 4. Human factors considerations in vehicle design. 5. Driver performance analysis. 6. The highway system. 7. The traffic control system.