NON - INVOLVED VEHICLE ACCIDENT ELEMENTS

IN PREPARING COLLISION DIAGRAMS, THE ROLE OF VEHICLES WHICH WERE NOT PHYSICALLY STRUCK BUT CAUSED OTHER VEHICLES TO CRASH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. SUCH VEHICLES OFTEN HAVE A ROLE IN TURNING, INTERSECTION, AND REAR END COLLISIONS. PEDESTRIANS ALSO MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT BEING THEMSELVES STRUCK, WHEN A DRIVER STOPS TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THEN IS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. A SYMBOL IS SUGGESTED FOR USE ON COLLISION DIAGRAMS TO INDICATE SUCH A VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 35, No 5, PP 15-17
• Authors:
  • Box, P C
• Publication Date: 1970-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Safety Systems

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash diagrams; Crashes; Intersections; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Pedestrians; Rear end crashes; Traffic conflicts; Turning traffic; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Turning movements
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221230
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 1971 12:00AM