@article{ref1,
title="Laws of accident causation",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2006",
author="Elvik, Rune",
volume="38",
number="4",
pages="742-747",
abstract="This paper suggests that the influence of a number of important risk factors on road accidents can be described in terms of a few highly general statistical regularities that determine the shape of the relationship between the risk factors and accident occurrence. The statistical regularities are referred to as &quot;laws of accident causation&quot;. The following &quot;laws&quot; are proposed: Instances of all these laws, as well as a discussion of to how the laws can be tested empirically, are given. It is hoped that proposing a few basic mechanisms that can summarise the impact of a number of risk factors will stimulate research that may lead to a more general theory of accident causation.   <p> </p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2006.01.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2006.01.005"
}