Open AccessAn Attempt of Apply the Weibull Distribution in Road Traffic Losses Analysis
Author(s) -
Anita Milewska,
Joanna Żukowska
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of konbin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2083-4608
pISSN - 1895-8281
DOI - 10.2478/v10040-008-0083-x
Subject(s) - weibull distribution , reliability (semiconductor) , transport engineering , road traffic , distribution (mathematics) , engineering , reliability engineering , computer science , statistics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
An Attempt of Apply the Weibull Distribution in Road Traffic Losses Analysis The paper presents an attempt of applying the Weibull distribution for the purpose of analysing road traffic losses (fatalities). The question it asks is whether reliability engineering methods can be applied for the analyses. If this is the case, what should be the interpretation of the numbers and terms? It was assumed that the losses generated by a malfunctioning road transport system are fatalities. Risk exposure to these losses is defined with the average number of vehicles using the roads.