MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

THIS REPORT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS IN TEXAS CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF 53 CASE STUDIES. OVERALL RESULTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH EMPHASIS ON GENERAL ACCIDENT DATA, VEHICULAR FACTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND HUMAN FACTORS. COMMENTS ARE MADE REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT STANDARDS. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED CONCERNING DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, POOR RISK DRIVERS, USE OF ALCOHOL, COMMON ACCIDENT CAUSES, SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION, MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION, ROADSIDE OBSTRUCTIONS, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES, AND POSTCRASH DEBRIS HAZARD CONTROL AND CLEANUP. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • VOL 1 115 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Research Institute

  6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78228-0510
• Authors:
  • Cromack, J R
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Case studies; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Driver training; Environmental impacts; Human factors; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Motorcycles; Motorist aid systems; Multidisciplinary teams; Side crashes; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway user services
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221718
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1972 12:00AM