accidentology

noun

ac·​ci·​den·​tol·​o·​gy ˌak-sə-dən-ˈtä-lə-jē 

-(ˌ)den-

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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