MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS - PHASE A FINAL REPORT

IN 1968, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THEN THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BUREAU UNDERTOOK A PROGRAM TO COLLECT A SCIENTIFICALLY VALID BODY OF INFORMATION REGARDING VEHICULAR COLLISIONS. THE INITIAL PHASE OF THE PROGRAM INVOLVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIX MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEDICAL-ENGINEERING RESEARCH TEAMS LOCATED IN VARIOUS CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES: ATLANTA, BOSTON, HOUSTON, LOS ANGELES, NEW ORLEANS, AND ROCHESTER. NINE ADDITIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS HAVE SINCE BEEN ORGANIZED. THESE TEAMS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OBJECTIVES OF DETERMINING CAUSES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND IDENTIFYING AGENTS WHICH PRODUCE INJURIES AND DEATHS IN THESE ACCIDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE RESEARCH TEAMS HAVE ENDEAVORED TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW SAFETY FEATURES, TO PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION OF VEHICULAR AND ROADWAY DESIGN PROBLEMS AND TO DETERMINE AGING EFFECTS IN VEHICLES AND VALUE OF PERIODIC MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aging (Materials); Crash investigation; Crashes; Design; Metals; Multidisciplinary teams; Safety; Safety equipment; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Safety features
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221453
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 8 1971 12:00AM