Accident rates and vehicle weight ratio's

       Graphing accident rates and vehicle weight ratio's where cars vary from 10% lighter on the rear to cars that are 30% lighter on the rear


The figures come from An Analysis of Traffic Deaths By Vehicle Type and Model. Available from ACEEE publications. http://www.aceee.org/pubs/t021full.pdf   and from

An Accident Analysis and Prevention The effects of vehicle model and driver behaviour on risk available from Elsevier publicationshttp://sitemaker.umich.edu/mhross/files/wenzel_ross_2005.pdf.






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