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Highway safety data : costs, quality and strategies for improvement : final report / by Pfefer, Ronald C.(CARDINAL)317081; Lucke, Roy E.(CARDINAL)317079; Raub, R. A.(CARDINAL)317080; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).Traffic Institute.(CARDINAL)160098;
Includes bibliographical references.Final report;The goal of this project was to analyze the collection and management of highway safety data by identifying issues and costs, and proposing means of resolving those issues and reducing the costs. Initial emphasis addressed known elements of the highway safety system, with emphasis on collecting and storing relevant data. Sources included the literature and what the States, local agencies, and researchers throughout the Nation were doing to improve data handling for the three largest sources--traffic crash, roadway inventory, and crash injury (emergency medical services and trauma). Visits to various providers throughout the United States helped identify and classify issues along with exemplary practices. A total of 41 issues were listed that affected collecting, storing, and managing traffic crash, roadway inventory, and medical data. The most important issue is that of quality, with data accuracy being the most critical. Lack of coverage is becoming an increasing problem that affects information used to recommend countermeasures. A major thrust of the research was directed toward identifying the costs of collecting, reporting, and managing safety data. Lack of cost data or lack of applicability of most data collected for roadway inventory and crash injury preclude an extension of the cost model beyond that of crash reporting. The three processes--collecting, reporting, and managing crash data--are estimated to cost 19.20 dollars per crash report filed, based on personnel and equipment costs, but disregarding "sunk costs." Additionally, the report estimates a range of costs by severity of the crash, number of vehicles involved, and region of the country. These ranges were found to be significantly less than those estimated by others. · Finally, a set of strategies was identified along, with goals to be met. The research team identified 23 strategies that were capable of being introduced without requiring substantial additional effort. A number of strategies were taken from exemplary practices discovered at the State and local levels. Each of these strategies was evaluated as it related to meeting the goals and objectives, and to reducing costs of operation. The report concludes with a discussion of how strategies may be grouped and introduced as a package. All of the recommended strategies will provide both short- and long-term benefits.Performed by Northwestern University Traffic Institute, under contract no.
Subjects: Statistics.; Technical reports.; Crash injuries; Traffic accidents; Traffic safety;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Defiant [sound recording] : a [broken body is not a broken person, a memoir] / by Shepherd, Janine.;
Read by the author.
Subjects: Shepherd, Janine; Quadriplegics; Spinal cord; Skiers; Crash injuries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Defiant : a broken body is not a broken person / by Shepherd, Janine,author.(CARDINAL)414198;
"Janine Shepherd was an elite ski racer whose bid to represent Australia in the Olympics was cut short by a tragic accident. After six months in hospital battling to rehabilitate her permanent disabilities, she taught herself to walk again, and earned her wings both as a pilot and an aerobatics instructor. Happily married and raising three children, her life was again upended when she was forced to face a painful divorce, the loss of her home, and financial ruin. Undaunted, Janine persevered in managing her again-reinvented life as a single mom, as well as celebrated author and international speaker.--Adapted from dust jacket.
Subjects: Biographies.; Shepherd, Janine; People with quadriplegia; Spinal cord; Skiers; Crash injuries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The unexpected benefits of being run over / by Rochette, Naseem,author.(CARDINAL)891352;
Just stop -- The jinx -- A beautiful spring day -- Broken -- Denial. I'm fine! -- The tipping point -- Too soon -- Questions and connections -- Unbreakable -- Sorry, not sorry -- Paying it forward -- #1 love big and love openly -- #2 prioritize shared moments -- #3 let people help -- #4 say "sorry" -- #5 don't ask; just tell -- #6 celebrate your cracks -- #7 be vulnerable and connect -- #8 sometimes we can't just think our way out of it -- #9 it's not always personal -- #10 be net positive -- Epilogue."In a pedestrian crosswalk on a quiet tree-lined street, Naseem is hit and then run over three times. Onlookers yell for the driver to stop as she hears her fate in her husband's screams. Is he is watching the mother of his children die? Miraculously, she survives, yet she is no longer the person she worked so hard to be. Her 'cracks'--the changes to her body and mind--initially feel impossible to accept. In learning to embrace this new, unrecognizable self, Naseem decides to celebrate the day she almost lost her life as the day she discovered her true strength--her Unbreakable Day. In this unique memoir, equal parts heart wrenching and inspiring, Naseem lays bare the reality of personal trauma--and how we each have the power to reimagine our lives and find beauty in being both broken and unbreakable." -- Back cover.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Rochette, Naseem.; Traffic accident victims; Self-actualization (Psychology); Life change events.; Wounds and injuries; Wounds and injuries; Crash injuries; Mental healing.;
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Driver factors in fatal and "A" injury crashes in North Carolina (2001-2005) : final report / by Thomas, Libby.(CARDINAL)607759; Masten, Scott.; Martell, Carol.(CARDINAL)207082; North Carolina.Department of Transportation.Research and Analysis Group.(CARDINAL)272064; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Highway Safety Research Center.;
Includes bibliographical references.Final report;Performed by University of North Carolina, Highway Safety Research Center, sponsored by North Carolina Department of Transportation, Research and Analysis Group
Subjects: Traffic accidents; Teenage automobile drivers;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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An examination of motorcyclist injuries and costs using North Carolina motor vehicle crash and trauma registry data / by Stutts, Jane C.(CARDINAL)155340; Martell, Carol.(CARDINAL)207082; University of North Carolina (System).Highway Safety Research Center.(CARDINAL)161140;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47).
Subjects: Motorcycling; Motorcyclists;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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From blue ribbon to code blue : a girl's courage, her mother's love, a miracle recovery / by Field, Jennifer Miller.(CARDINAL)412588; Field, Joanne.(CARDINAL)412589;
"From a young age, Jennifer Field was in love with horses and riding. Blessed with natural talent, she was headed for the Olympics when a traumatic brain injury took that dream away. From Blue Ribbons to Code Blue tells the inspiring story of her courageous fight to regain her health and her life, and of her mother's unfailing love and support along the way"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Field, Jennifer Miller.; Field, Joanne.; Brain; Brain; Brain; Crash injuries; Horsemen and horsewomen; Mothers and daughters; Teenage girls; Traffic accidents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A comparison of injury among several TAD vehicle deformation scales and definition of a 10 point overall scale ; Safety belt injury reduction related to crash severity and front seated position / by Campbell, B. J.(Bob J.)(CARDINAL)128021; University of North Carolina (System).Highway Safety Research Center.(CARDINAL)161140;
Subjects: Statistics.; Traffic accidents; Automobiles;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Report to the NC Child Fatality Task Force : injury experience of children and adolescents in North Carolina motor vehicle crashes / by Hall, William L.(William Leslie),1952-(CARDINAL)181324; North Carolina.Governor's Highway Safety Program.(CARDINAL)155350; North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force.(CARDINAL)210892; University of North Carolina (System).Highway Safety Research Center.(CARDINAL)161140;
Includes bibliographical references (page 13).
Subjects: Child restraint systems in automobiles; Children's accidents; Traffic accidents; Children; Children.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Illusions II : the adventures of a reluctant student / by Bach, Richard,author.(CARDINAL)128074;
After decades of flying without incident, author Richard Bach is near-fatally injured in a horrific plane crash. The injuries leave him hospital-bound for months, where he delves into the "imaginary" world of his literary creations, and uses them as inspiration to heal his body, mind and soul.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Festschriften.; Near-death experiences;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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