STUDY OF TRUCK AND BUS HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS

A HIGH RECORDED NUMBER OF HIGHWAY FATALITIES FROM INTERSTATE TRUCK AND INTERCITY BUS OPERATIONS EXCEEDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TOTAL PROPERTY DAMAGES SUPPORT THE NEED FOR RESEARCH ON TRUCK AND BUS HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS. SINCE THE TRAINING, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE OF THE MAJORITY OF DRIVERS OF THESE COMMERCIAL CARRIERS IS CONSIDERED QUITE SATISFACTORY, IT IS BELIEVED THAT MANY OF THE RECORDED ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY IMPROVEMENT OF THE VEHICLES' HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS, AND AN UPGRADING OF MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE FACTORS. RESEARCH IN THIS AREA, FOLLOWED BY NEW SAFETY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, CAN BE EXPECTED TO REDUCE THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • NHTSA-64-72
• Corporate Authors:

  Systems Technology, Incorporated

  13766 South Hawthorne Boulevard
  Hawthorne, CA  United States  90250

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Driver performance; Drivers; Personnel performance; Truck drivers; Trucks; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle performance
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck performance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223851
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Department News
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 3 1972 12:00AM