A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEHICLE DEFECTS AND CRASHES

PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TRI-LEVEL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROGRAM ARE REPORTED. INCLUDED ARE PRINCIPAL DATA COLLECTED FORMS, CRITERIA, AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE TRI-LEVEL INVESTIGATION PROGRAM HAS AS ITS OBJECTIVE THE IDENTIFICATION OF ALL PRE-CRASH ACCIDENT-CAUSATIVE FACTORS. PARTICULAR INTEREST IS FOCUSED ON ACCURATELY IDENTIFYING THE ROLE PLAYED BY VEHICULAR FACTORS. /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No DOT-HS-034-2-263
• Corporate Authors:

  Indiana University, Bloomington

  107 S Indiana Avenue
  Bloomington, IN  United States  47405
• Authors:
  • Treat, J R
  • JOSCELYN, K B
• Publication Date: 1971-11-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 348 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Data collection; Defects; Vehicle safety; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221916
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Int Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 25 1973 12:00AM