MULTICISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, PHASE I

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF 40 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THE RESEARCH WAS PERFORMED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE STUDY INCLUDES THE INVESTIGATION PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES AND PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF THE COLLISIONS WITH CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SUMMARY REPORTS OF EACH COLLISION CASE ARE OFFERED. /DOT/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract DOT-HS-010-1-176 NO DOT/HS 800 876
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Southern California, Los Angeles

  Institute of Aerosapce Safety and Management
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90007
• Authors:
  • Wood, W H
  • BAIRD, J D
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 451 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crash severity; Crashes; Fatalities; Injuries; Multidisciplinary teams; Research
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222330
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1974 12:00AM