FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SAFETY OF PASSENGER CARS

In the United States, an analysis has shown that tighter fuel efficiency requirements that leads to lighter vehicle bodies would cause an increase in the number of fatal accidents. However, other recent work argues that fuel economy is not relevant to the occurrence rate of fatal accidents. This res...

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Main Author: Masayoshi TANISHITA, Dr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:IATSS Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0386111214602260