A pilot study was performed in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, in the period between February, 1994 and August, 1995. The cooperation of police and road authorities made it possible to obtain supplementary information about the behaviour and behavioural background of those involved in injury accidents and about the road and environmental factors of the accident locations in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen. In total, 161 injury accidents were analyzed by the SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research. This represents a random sample from a total of 392 injury accidents, registered by the police in that period. The pilot study suffered initial problems. Partly for organisational reasons, the study was stopped several times. This also meant that the instructions given in advance did not benefit those people who ultimately participated in the study. The random sample proved to be insufficiently representative to enable concrete statements to be made. The supplementary material contained inconsistencies that prevented a reliable interpretation of the available data. Nevertheless, it was shown that both the police and theroad authority can provide valuable supplementary information. One important recommendation made is that the organisation, acquisition and collection of supplementary data to be provided by various organisations requires a properly functioning project management team.
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