Why the per capita traffic fatality rate is falling
Authors:
Frank A. Haight
Affiliation:
Frank A. Haight, PhD, is Professor of Statistics and Transportation, The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Abstract:
Various fatality rates are compared, and the historical relationship between the fatality rate per capita and the vehicle miles of travel is explored. There is an indication of travel saturation beginning about 1979.