INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ACCIDENT-CAUSING DEFECTS /IN ENGLISH & GERMAN/

SURVEYS WERE CARRIED OUT BY TECHNICAL EXPERTS OF THE DEUTSCHER KRAFTFAHRZEUG-UBERWACHUNGS-VEREIN DEKRA E.V. BETWEEN 1966 AND 1969 ON ASSIGNMENT FROM POLICE OFFICIALS. CLASSIFICATION IS MADE ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF VEHICLE, MANUFACTURER, AGE OF THE VEHICLE, NUMBER AND TYPE OF DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED AS WELL AS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT-CAUSING DEFECTS. IN MOST CATEGORIES, THE ANALYSIS IS LIMITED TO PASSENGER AND COMBINATION VEHICLES, ALTHOUGH CONSIDERATION IS ALSO GIVEN TO OTHER TYPES OF VEHICLES (TRUCKS, TRAILERS, BUSES, ETC.) A COMPARISON IS MADE WITH THE REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, INCLUDING WEST BERLIN. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF THE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY TECHNICAL DEFIENCIES CAN BE ELIMINATED THROUGH APPROPRIATE VEHICLE SUPERVISION. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NATURE OF THE DEFECTS (TIRES AND BRAKES) AND THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE (OVER FIVE YEARS) WERE THE MAIN CRITERIA ON WHICH TO BASE THE FREQUENCY OF VEHICLE INSPECTIONS. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTS RESTS FIRST WITH THE CAR OWNER AND SECONDLY WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE WORKSHOP. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 407-444, 7 FIG, 51 TAB
• Corporate Authors:

  Intl Auto Sfty Conf Compendium

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• Authors:
  • Rosig, W
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Prevention; Safety; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle classification
• Uncontrolled Terms: Responsibilities
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220204
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 29 1971 12:00AM