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. 2013 Sep;57:13–22.

Table 3:

Specific causation factors

Specific Causation Factor Car drivers Motorcyclists Pedestrians Bicyclists Total
Observation 114 6% 18 6% 4 3% 11 7% 147 6%
Interpretation 293 16% 39 14% 30 21% 35 24% 397 16%
Planning 232 13% 58 20% 22 16% 39 27% 351 15%
Temporary person related function 460 25% 52 18% 39 28% 19 13% 570 24%
Permanent person related functions 39 2% 1 0% 4 3% 1 1% 45 2%
Temporary HMI 7 0% 0% 0% 0% 7 0%
Permanent HMI problem 14 1% 0% 1 1% 0% 15 1%
Equipment 33 2% 4 1% 0% 1 1% 38 2%
Communication 283 15% 35 12% 17 12% 15 10% 350 14%
Maintenance 76 4% 10 4% 0% 3 2% 89 4%
Experience and training 67 4% 24 8% 6 4% 5 3% 102 4%
Organisation 10 1% 7 2% 1 1% 1 1% 19 1%
Design of traffic environment 216 12% 35 12% 16 11% 17 12% 284 12%
Vehicle design 3 0% 2 1% 0% 0% 5 0%
Total 1847 100% 285 100% 140 100% 147 100% 2419 100%