| Title | Psychosocial Identification of Drivers Responsible for Fatal Vehicular Accidents in Boston |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 25422 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Sterling-Smith, Robert S. |
| Source | xiv, 203 p. : ill. |
| Corporate Creator | Boston University. School of Law |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19760500 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This Final Report includes a total human factor data presentation, analysis, evaluation and interpretation of selected variables collected by the Boston University Traffic Accident Research Special Study team during the 30-month period of the experimental sample field investigation. Throughout this research effort the primary focus of investiqation has been with the historical and focal human factor variables associated with the operators of motor vehicles initially judged to have been the "most responsible" operators for vehicular accidents resulting in a personal fatality to the focal operator, another vehicular occupant or a pedestrian. The areas of primary interest presented in this report on 300 operators include: demographic and psychosocial variables, historical patterns of alcohol use and focal accident alcohol involvement, historical patterns of marijuana and street/entertainment drug use and focal accident involvement, the Risk Taking Behavior Scale (RTBS) and the focal Human Factor Stress Scale (HFSS). Future reports in this contract will present alcohol, marijuana and psychosocial comparisons between this experimental sample and a forthcoming control sample of fatal accident free operators. /Abstract from report summary page/ |
| Rosap ID | dot:1156 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1156 |
| TRT Terms | Crash injury research; Fatalities; Human factors in crashes; Crash analysis; Traffic crashes; Statistics |
| General Subjects | Impaired driving, Alcohol |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
Boston Metropolitan Area |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00137049 |
| Contract Number | DOT-HS-310-3-595 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-801-915; NTIS-PB254045 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25400/25422/DOT-HS-801-915.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |