An investigation and assessment of a method of research into road accidents and injuries. A thesis submitted for the degree of Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham.

Volume I of this thesis is a survey of some of the literature applicable to the study of traffic accidents. This survey is divided into two sections, a review of the problem of accidents and a bibliography of the main publications in fields related to road accident research. Volume II describes an experimental method which was developed for studying road-accident.