MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, PHASE 5
THE RESULTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF THIRTY VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS, ALL BUT ONE OF WHICH OCCURRED IN THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 1970-JULY 1971, ARE SUMMARIZED. THE RESEARCH INCLUDED AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF FACTORS LEADING TO THE INITIATION OF THE ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS A STUDY OF THE "SECOND COLLISION" TO ESTABLISH THE KINEMATICS OF THE OCCUPANTS AND TO IDENTIFY THE AGENT(S) WHICH CAUSED THE INJURIES AND DEATHS. A SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS FROM 100 COLLISION INVESTIGATIONS IS INCLUDED.
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Supplemental Notes:
- FINAL REPORT NO FH-11-7400
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Corporate Authors:
University of Georgia, Experiment
Georgia Experiment Station
Experiment, GA United States -
Authors:
- Wright, P H
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 137 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crashes; Fatalities; Injuries; Kinetics; Multidisciplinary teams; Secondary crashes
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221907
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 17 1973 12:00AM