A STUDY OF SEVERE VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS: PHASE 3 FINAL REPORT
AN INVESTIGATION OF 15 CREASHES IS REPORTED. THE RESEARCH WAS A BROADBASED TEAM EFFORT WHICH INVOLVED THE PARTICIPATION OF A CIVIL ENGINEER, A NEUROLOGICAL SURGEON, AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, A PSYCHOLOGIST, A SAFETY ENGINEER, A PATHOLOGIST, AND A MEDICAL SECRETARY. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT ENOUGH ATTENTION MAY NOT BE GIVEN TO THE PRESENCE OF A HAZARDOUS DRIVING ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS FIXED OBJECTS, MECHANICAL DEFECTS, AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOL TO CRASHES,. MATERIAL IS PRESENTED AS CASE REPORTS WITH TABULATIONS OF INJURIES, DAMAGES AND ACCIDENT CASES. /HSL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Rept No ProJ-B-605, 147 PP
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Corporate Authors:
University of Georgia, Experiment
Georgia Experiment Station
Experiment, GA United States -
Authors:
- Jolley, F L
- Wright, P H
- Publication Date: 1969-6
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohols; Crash investigation; Crash severity; Single vehicle crashes; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Fixed object; Motor vehicle accidents
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00220952
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM