CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ROAD ACTIVITIES -VOL III OF FIVE

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COLLISION VEHICLES ARE DESCRIBED. CONTRIBUTING VEHICLE FACTORS IN CAUSING ACCIDENTS ARE SHOWN TO OCCUR WITH RELATIVELY LOW INCIDENCE BETWEEN THE 5 AND 10% LEVEL. THE CRASH PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE IS OUTLINED FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES OF COLLISIONS AND PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PUT ON SPEED AND VEHICLE DAMAGE, ROOF COLLAPSE IN ROLL OVER, SEAT MOUNTING AND DOOR LATCH FAILURE. /SPIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol3, 135pp, 64FIG, 65TAB,11REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Birmingham University, England

  Department of Transportation and Environmental Planning
  Birmingham B15 2TT, Warwickshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • Mackay, G M
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crashes; Loss and damage; Speed; Traffic crashes; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220770
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM