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The temporal distribution of road accidents in adverse weather

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1999

Julia B Edwards
Julia B Edwards
Affiliation:
Department of Humanities and Science, Caerleon Campus, P.O. Box 179, University of Wales College, Newport, NP6 1YG, UK
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Abstract

This paper undertakes a preliminary study into the temporal recording of road accidents in adverse weather. Monthly police accident data, by county, have been utilised for England and Wales, and weather-related road accident findings compared with the general weather patterns experienced over the British Isles. The results show that seasonal patterns to weather-related road accidents match the occurrence of hazardous conditions, with regional variations to weather patterns identifiable within the accident data.

Type
Research Article
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Meteorological Applications , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 1999 , pp. 59 - 68
Copyright
© 1999 Meteorological Society

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