A CAMPER ACCIDENT STUDY

THE RESULTS OF A LEGAL AND LITERARY SEARCH OF EXISTING LEGISLATION AND RESEARCH REGARDING THE SAFETY OF CAMPERS ARE DESCRIBED. AN ANALYSIS IS MADE OF 511 FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THESE VEHICLES IN CALIFORNIA. THE 512 CAMPERS INVOLVED REPRESENTED 3.8% OF THE TOTAL PICKUP AND TRUCKS IN FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM JANUARY THROUGH JULY 1970, AND 0.3% WHEN COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FATAL AND INJURY ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM JANUARY THROUGH JULY 1969. SOME PROBLEM AREAS INCLUDE TIRE OVERLOADING ON THE REAR TIRES, HANDLING PROBLEMS CREATED BY WEIGHT AND/OR SIZE OF UNIT, AND DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT.

• Corporate Authors:

  Calfornia Highway Patrol

  P.O. Box 942898
  Sacramento, CA  United States  94298-0001
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Camping; Crashes; Headlamps; Injuries; Laws; Oversize loads; Safety; Tires; Vehicles; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Overloads
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221249
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 43 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1971 12:00AM