Accident rates and vehicle weight ratios Page 2
Comparison of different weight ratio cars by comparing vehicles that are 10% to 30% lighter on the rear than the front 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 publications http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mhross/files/wenzel_ross_2005.pdf .