Samenvatting
USING DATA ON RED SINGLE-CAR ACCIDENTS AND 2500 CAR-TO-CAR ACCIDENTS, THE AUTHORS EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING INFORMATION ON "ACTIVE SAFETY" AND THE EFFECTS OF THE DRIVER-VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM IN REAL-LIFE ACCIDENTS. THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS TO FIND WHETHER, IN SPITE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF ACCIDENTS, GENERALLY VALID ACCIDENT CHARACTERISTIC DISTRIBUTION CAN BE FOUND. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE COURSE OF ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT DISTRIBUTION SUCH AS DRIVER CHARACTERISTICS (AGE, SEX, AGE OF DRIVING LICENCE), ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND CAR DESIGN WERE INVESTIGATED. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY. (A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF SECTION 5 SEE IRRD 266063. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 266046.