Traffic accident injury research should be approached through examination of the host-agent-environment system in a manner similar to the study of epidemiology. This area of medical research studies epidemics in either descriptive, etiologic, analytic or experimental manners in an effort to determine the extent, causes and corrective measures that must be taken. The traffic injury research foundation suggests that such research should be carried out in an inter-disciplinary manner with the cooperation of all health scientists. Canadian universities provide an excellent environment for such studies having medical, engineering, legal, mathematical and computer capabilities necessary to the high calibre of work required. Collaboration with all levels of government, industry, and other organizations must also be established. Highest priority should be given to human factors research in the precedence-pre-accident phase, accident phase, and post-accident phase.
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