A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CRASH STUDY TEAM SUMMARY REPORT. FINAL REPORT

THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI VEHICULAR CRASH STUDY TEAM HAS COMPLETED IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THIRTY CRASH INCIDENTS. IT WAS FOUND THAT DRIVER LICENSING TECHNIQUES ARE INADEQUATE AND THAT ALCOHOL PLAYS A MOST SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN FATAL VEHICULAR CRASHES. VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION (FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING OCCUPANTS WITH SAFE PACKAGING) IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR TODAY'S DRIVING HABITS. IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ROADWAY DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Fh-11-7224, 118 PP, FIGS
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fogarty, W
  • Sudduth, G
  • Khan, A B
  • DAVIS, J
• Publication Date: 1970-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Crash analysis; Crash injury research; Crashes; Crashworthiness; Driver licensing; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Fatalities; Highway design; Highway maintenance; Research; Road construction; Traffic crashes; Vehicle characteristics
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221579
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 17 1972 12:00AM