Transactions on Transport Sciences 2012, 5(4):171-178 | DOI: 10.2478/v10158-012-0019-y

Experience from In-depth Analysis of Road Accidents

J. Andres*,1, S. Kratochvílová1, J. Křenek1, J. Rücker1, K. Poláčková1, B. Turošíková1, J. Frič1, L. Plánka2, M. Krtička2
1 CDV - transport Research Centre, Brno, Czech Republic
2 The University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Official road accident statistics are, in most countries, not sufficiently detailed to allow an in-depth analysis of accidents. In-depth studies try to provide a detailed reconstruction of events that lead to accidents and to identify the factors that caused injuries. According to Elvik (2010), the purpose of performing in-depth analyses of accidents is both to understand factors leading to accidents and to identify the best way to prevent accidents. In-depth studies of fatal accidents have a long history in Finland (VALT, 2004) and the United Kingdom (Staughton & Storie, 2000), but have more recently been introduced in Sweden (Sagberg & Assum, 2000) and Norway (Assum & Sørensen, 2010). In recent years, in-depth studies in Finland have focused on factors that influence the injury severity (Toivonen, 2006). Germany (Otte, 1994) and the Netherlands (Vollenhoven, 2001) also perform in-depth studies of accidents, as well as Denmark (Larsen, 2004).

Keywords: In-depth analysis of road accidents, transport infrastructure, vehicle engineering, psychological experts in transport, road accident, traffic area, vehicle, accident with injuries.

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Andres, J., Kratochvílová, S., Křenek, J., Rücker, J., Poláčková, K., Turošíková, B., ... Krtička, M. (2012). Experience from In-depth Analysis of Road Accidents. Transactions on Transport Sciences, 5(4), 171-178. doi: 10.2478/v10158-012-0019-y
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