AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR SAFETY ON PUBLIC ROADS AND FARMS

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED ON THE EXTENT, CAUSES AND MEANS OF PREVENTING AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR ACCIDENTS ON PUBLIC ROADS AND FARMS. THE STUDY INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF DEATHS RESULTING ANNUALLY FROM AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR ACCIDENTS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF SUCH ACCIDENTS WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE HAZARDS MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTING THE OCCURRENCE AND REDUCING THE INJURY SEVERITY RESULTING FROM TRACTOR ACCIDENTS. THE STUDY INVOLVED THREE MAJOR PHASES: (1) A DETAILED INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK GROUP, INCLUDING A CAREFUL REVIEW OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND OTHER MATERIAL, FIELD VISITS TO MAJOR TRACTOR MANUFACTURING PLANTS AND MAJOR TEST AND FARM OPERATING FACILITIES, AND VISITS TO UNIVERSITIES WHERE RESEARCH IS ACTIVELY CONDUCTED ON TRACTOR SAFETY PROBLEMS; (2) SOLICITATION OF TECHNICAL PAPERS ON A VARIETY OF SELECTED SAFETY TOPICS FROM ACKNOWLEDGED AUTHORITIES; AND (3) SCHEDULING OF A PUBLIC MEETING TO OBTAIN A BROAD RANGE OF VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR OPERATIONS AND ACCIDENTS. EXISTING SOURCES OF INFORMATION, SOLICITED PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE PUBLIC MEETING WERE LIBERALLY USED TO ARRIVE AT FINDINGS PRESENTED HERE. PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES ALONG WITH A REFERENCE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 577 Pp, 60 FIG, 12 TAB, 216 REF, 3 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  /Report to Congress From Sec of Transp.
  ,   United States 
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Crashes; Documents; Farms; Fatalities; Field studies; Governments; Hazards; Highways; Injuries; Injury severity; Multidisciplinary teams; Organizations; Prevention; Public roads; Safety; Truck tractors
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Publications; Severity
• Old TRIS Terms: Public
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221296
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM