Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers (2011) / Chapter Skim
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30 BReAKOuT SeSSION Driver Behavior and Crashes lidia P Kostyniuk, University of Michigan, Presiding Kerrie livingstone, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Ned levine, Ned Levine and Associates eduardo Romano, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation Amanda Dwelley, University of North Carolina The session on driver behavior and crashes exam-ined crash factors including fatigue, location, spa-tial variation, mediating and moderating factors in fatal crashes, and the relationship between the built environment and crash experience.
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31DRIveR BeHAvIOR AND CRASHeS stop driving, that half the sample continued driving indicates more education in this area is necessary. spaTial variaTion in moTor vehiCle Crashes by gender in The housTon, Texas, meTropoliTan area Ned Levine This study examined spatial variations in motor vehicle crashes by gender within the Houston metropolitan area using data on 252,240 crashes that occurred in the Houston metropolitan area between 1999 and 2001.
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32 WOMeN'S ISSueS IN TRANSPORTATION, vOluMe 1 may increase their risk of motor vehicle injury; however, if new sprawl developments lead to road improvements (e.g., widening, curve straightening) , the risk for residents may decrease.
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