Behaviorists consider factors such as alcohol consumption and speeding.
University of Hawaii Professor Karl Kim has come up with a way to link all those factors-as well as data on injury severity, medical costs, demographics, and so on. Kim has created a database of all Hawaii vehicle collisions from 1986 through 1993. He has also developed techniques for conducting complex analyses. The result is both a tool for figuring out how to reduce the severity and cost of crashes and a local product that can be exported to other communities. Twice Kim has taken UH students to Korea as part of that country's effort to stem the burgeoning number vehicle crashes and pedestrian injuries.