NCJ Number
17321
Date Published
1974
Length
82 pages
Annotation
A STATISTICAL REPORT PROVIDING DATA ON LOCATIONS, TIMES, DRIVERS, VICTIMS, AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG IMPAIRMENT, WITH A TEN YEAR SUMMARY OF FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENTS.
Abstract
A SPECIAL SECTION ON NON-TRAFFIC DEATHS INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLES IS PRESENTED. INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED BY COUNTY, AND PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED BY CITY, COUNTY, AND ROAD CLASSIFICATIONS. TABULATIONS OF THE DATE, DAY OF MONTH, DAY OF YEAR, DAY OF WEEK, AND HOUR OF DAY FOR FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENTS ARE INCLUDED AS WELL. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS ARE ALSO INDICATED. STATISTICS ON VICTIMS ARE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO VICTIM AGE, SEX, AND TYPE OF ACCIDENT. FINALLY, TABLES REFLECTING THE ACCIDENT PICTURE WHERE ALCOHOL OR DRUG IMPAIRMENT IS INVOLVED ARE INCLUDED. THE FINAL TABLES IN THIS SECTION DEPICT THE IMPAIRMENT OF THE PARTY AT FAULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ABSTRACTS ON SOME OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS DONE BY THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ARE ALSO PROVIDED.