RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Andres, J.
A1 Kratochvílová, S.
A1 Křenek, J.
A1 Rücker, J.
A1 Poláčková, K.
A1 Turošíková, B.
A1 Frič, J.
A1 Plánka, L.
A1 Krtička, M.
T1 Experience from In-depth Analysis of Road Accidents
JF Transactions on Transport Sciences
YR 2012
VO 5
IS 4
SP 171
OP 178
DO 10.2478/v10158-012-0019-y
UL https://tots.upol.cz/artkey/tot-201204-0001.php
AB 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).