The following correction has been made to the article e000043, vol. 5, 2024, https://doi.org/10.55329/vfer7646 (published on 5 March 2024, updated on 18 March 2024):
1. A supporting reference is provided to statement about Dorothee Bär, German Secretary for Traffic and Infrastructure, claiming the number of people affected by one traffic death.
The original text on page 9 is changed from:
As Dorothee Bär stated as German Secretary for Traffic and Infrastructure: ‘When somebody dies in a traffic crash, on average 11 family members, 4 close friends, 56 friends and acquaintances, and 42 rescue workers are permanently affected by this heavy fate.’
to:
As Dorothee Bär stated as German Secretary for Traffic and Infrastructure: ‘When somebody dies in a traffic crash, on average 11 family members, 4 close friends, 56 friends and acquaintances, and 42 rescue workers are permanently affected by this heavy fate’ (
The author acknowledges that while the reference confirms the fact of public speaking and announcing these numbers, it does not provide any information on the underlying research that produced them.