STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 102-INCH WIDE INTERCITY BUS ACCIDENT DATA

THE STUDY EVALUATES THE HISTORICAL ACCIDENT RECORD OF 102-INCH WIDE INTERCITY BUSES EMPLOYED BY INTERSTATE CARRIERS. THIS ACCIDENT RECORD IS COMPARED TO THE ACCIDENT RCORD OF STANDARD 96-INCH BUSES OPERATED IN COMPARABLE ENVIRONMENTS. A MAJOR PRODUCT IS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPARISON OF MEAN ACCIDENT RATES ON A BUS MILE BASIS FOR EACH TYPE OF BUS. IN ADDITION, EACH OF THE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING 102-INCH BUSES IS EXAMINED FOR EVIDENCE OF CAUSES THAT ARE OF HIGH INTEREST SUCH AS AERODYNAMIC EFFECT, INCREASED WIDTH, LATERAL STABILITY, ETC. ACCIDENT REPORTS ARE ANALYZED FOR DIFFERENCES IN SEVERITY, CONFIGURATION, DISTRIBUTION OF INJURIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS BY TYPE OF BUS. /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-HS-018-1-101
• Corporate Authors:

  Control Systems Research Inc

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• Authors:
  • Heider, F M
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 171 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Bus transportation; Buses; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crash rates; Intercity bus lines; Width
• Old TRIS Terms: Aerodynamic configurations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221954
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM