The effects of studded tires on fatal crashes with passenger cars and the benefits of electronic stability control (ESC) in Swedish winter driving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-60

  Strandroth, Johan ^a,e   Rizzi, Matteo ^b,d   Olai, Maria ^b   Lie, Anders ^a,c   Tingvall, Claes ^a,e  

^a SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b Vectura Consulting   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electronic stability control; ESC; Fatal accidents; Fatal crashes; Studded tires; Winter tires

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL; ESC; FATAL ACCIDENTS; FATAL CRASHES; STUDDED TIRES;

AUTOMOBILE STEERING EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILES; CRASHWORTHINESS; ICE; ICE CONTROL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; SNOW; TIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

ACCIDENTS;

ICE; SNOW;

AIRBAG; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SEASON; SEATBELT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR BAGS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; ICE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEASONS; SEAT BELTS; SNOW; SWEDEN;

EID: 84255201046     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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