Traffic safety in the dark on public roads in Finland.

Author(s)
Kulmala, R. & Peltola, H.
Year
Abstract

The study deals with the number and risk of traffic accidents in the dark and their variation in time and space and according to other factors. The study was commissioned by the roads and waterways administration (rwa). The research material consists of rwa's road register data about traffic accidents and vehicular mileage on public roads in 1978 - 1981. During this period the police reported 49921 traffic accidents on public roads. 15777 or 32% of these occurred in the dark.

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Publication

Library number
B 14846 /82 / IRRD 281054
Source

Espoo, Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), 1985, 65 p., 6 ref.; Tiedotteita 301 - ISSN 0358-5085 / ISBN 951-38-1925-6

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