%0 Report
%A Thomas P Wenzel
%D 2009
%G eng
%T Comments on the Joint Proposed Rulemaking to Establish Light- Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0059 and
%2 LBNL-3848E
%8 10/2009
%X <div>Pinpointing the causes of a vehicle crash, and any fatalities or serious injuries that occur in</div><div>crashes, is a very difficult task. Many variables can contribute to one vehicle model having a</div><div>higher risk on-road risk than another model; these variables can be grouped into three general</div><div>categories, driver characteristics and behavior, vehicle attributes and condition, and crash</div><div>location and environment.</div><div>The 2003 NHTSA study (Kahane, 2003) did a thorough job accounting for many of the variables</div><div>that may affect injury and fatality outcomes in crashes. However, even this comprehensive</div><div>analysis did not account for all of these variables; indeed, it may not be possible to fully account</div><div>for all of the important variables that determine crash outcomes. I have critiqued this analysis in</div><div>comments submitted for previous NHTSA rulemakings (Wenzel and Ross, 2004a; Wenzel and</div><div>Ross, 2004b; Wenzel and Ross, 2005; Wenzel and Ross, 2008).</div>