New evidence concerning fatal crashes of passenger vehicles before and after adding antilock braking systems

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 361-369

  Farmer, Charles M ^a  

^a 1005 North Glebe Road ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; BRAKES; CRASHWORTHINESS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; CAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035324667     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00050-6     Document Type: Article

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