Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea (대한인간공학회지)
- Volume 11 Issue 1
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- Pages.111-118
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- 1992
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- 1229-1684(pISSN)
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- 2093-8462(eISSN)
The effect of driver's sex and age on human responsible involvement in two-car crashes
Abstract
Assuming the majority of car accidents are due to driver errors, we due rear-end collisions which occurred in the State of Washington, USA, in 1982, 1983, and 1984, to study human responsible involvement associated with the sex and age of drivers. Rear-end collisions involving two passenger cars are included in this study. The driver of a car which struck the rear end of another car is considered responsible for the accident, and the driver of a car which was struck in the rear end is not considered responsible for the accident. In addition to male and female drivers, we used three different age groups: 16 to 24 years old, 25 to 34 years old, and 35 years or older. Hence, six diferent groups of drivers are considered in this study.
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