I would like to request detailed information about the causes of vehicular accidents in NZ, specifically more in-depth details on the "vehicle factors". I am interested to know the data on how many vehicle accidents attribute the cause to mechanical failures (engine and/or suspension related) and electrical failures (lighting related failures). I have downloaded the CAS data, but it does not contain this kind of information. The data format can be the accident code + description based on the Ministry of Transport document "causative and contributory factors", or it can be natural language text as written down by the emergency or police on-site in their accident report. The format requested is either CSV or XLSX.
determining how many vehicular accidents are caused by mechanical failures of the car. It also relates to the effectivity of the WOF inspections, and if these inspections are able to capture and/or prevent potential accidents.
It also relates to the effectivity of the WOF inspections, and if these inspections are able to capture and/or prevent potential accidents.
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Simon Butler
Hi. I'm researching mechanical failure injury causing accident data from 1980 to the present. Many thanks, Simon Butler
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