Open AccessThe temporal distribution of road accidents in adverse weather
Author(s) -
Edwards Julia B
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
meteorological applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1469-8080
pISSN - 1350-4827
DOI - 10.1017/s1350482799001139
Subject(s) - adverse weather , environmental science , weather patterns , meteorology , geography , climatology , climate change , ecology , geology , biology
This paper undertakes a preliminary study into the temporal recording of road accidents in adverse weather. Monthly police accident data, by county, have been utilised for England and Wales, and weather‐related road accident findings compared with the general weather patterns experienced over the British Isles. The results show that seasonal patterns to weather‐related road accidents match the occurrence of hazardous conditions, with regional variations to weather patterns identifiable within the accident data. Copyright © 1999 Royal Meteorological Society