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Definition of accidentology
: the study and analysis of the causes and effects of accidents
Fatigue, vigilance and monotony were first studied in professional rail and road drivers, then, as motorway accidentology developed, in all car drivers.— Pierre-Emmanuel Barjonet, Traffic Psychology Today, 2001
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“Accidentology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accidentology. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of accidentology was in 1982
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