Credit: Florida Atlantic University
LOUIS A. MERLIN, PH.D., (STANDING) LEAD AUTHOR AND AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN FAU'S SCHOOL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, AND COLLABORATORS, DISCOVERED THAT MOST STUDIES OF CRASH RISK USE AD-HOC AND ATHEORETICAL MODELS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEASURES OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, AND INJURIES -- AN ISSUE THAT ALMOST CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE WIDE RANGE IN REPORTED FINDINGS.