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Worldwide, it was estimated that 1.25 million people were killed and many millions more were injured in motor vehicle collisions in 2013. [2] This makes motor vehicle collisions the leading cause of death among young adults of 15–29 years of age (360,000 die a year) and the ninth most frequent cause of death for all ages worldwide. [3]
A traffic collision in Japan, 2007 The aftermath of an accident involving a jackknifing truck, Mozambique, Africa. A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.
E829 Other road vehicle accidents E829.0 Other road vehicle accidents injuring pedestrian; E829.4 Other road vehicle accidents injuring occupant of streetcar; E829.8 Other road vehicle accidents injuring other specified person; E829.9 Other road vehicle accidents injuring unspecified person
From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35%.
Traffic collision reconstruction is the process of investigating, analyzing, and drawing conclusions about the causes and events during a vehicle collision. Reconstructionists conduct collision analysis and reconstruction to identify the cause of a collision and contributing factors including the role of the driver(s), vehicle(s), roadway and ...
"The injury chart book: a graphical overview of the global burden of injuries" (PDF). Geneva, World Health Organization. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 November 2005 ISBN 978-92-4-156220-1; Physics Today, January 2006, "Vehicle Design and the Physics of Traffic Safety" Evans, Leonard (2004). Traffic Safety. Science Serving Society.
Road traffic collisions generally fall into one of five common types: Lane departure crashes, which occur when a driver leaves the lane they are in and collides with another vehicle or a roadside object.
Traffic in Towns is an influential report and popular book on urban and transport planning policy published 25 November 1963 for the UK Ministry of Transport by a team headed by the architect, civil engineer and planner Colin Buchanan. [1] [2] The report warned of the potential damage caused by the motor car, while offering ways to mitigate it. [3]