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The Company Car Driver, Occupational Stress as a Predictor of Motor Vehicle Accident Involvement

In: From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 1

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  • Sue Cartwright
  • Cary L. Cooper
  • Andrea Barron

Abstract

Human factors play a significant role in accident causation. According to the Transport and Road Research Laboratory, human factors are responsible for 65% of all U.K. road accidents. In contrast, less than 6% of accidents can be accounted for exclusively by vehicle/road conditions. With an estimated 50 million workers within the European Community, traveling to work by car each day (Pickup & Di Martino, 1987), the frequency and cost of motor vehicle claims has risen significantly during the last 10 years. In 1988, the total cost of road traffic accidents in the U.K. was estimated at £5,500M, with an average cost per accident of £17,760 (DTP, 1989). For every 100 company cars on U.K. roads, 44 are the subject of an insurance claim each year, with many fleet operators recording claims frequencies in excess of 100 or 200% (Crighton, 1991). In 1989, there was one death or injury per 41 company cars.

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  • Sue Cartwright & Cary L. Cooper & Andrea Barron, 2013. "The Company Car Driver, Occupational Stress as a Predictor of Motor Vehicle Accident Involvement," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Cary L. Cooper (ed.), From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 1, chapter 9, pages 176-187, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-31065-1_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137310651_9
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