TWO FATAL BICYCLIST INJURIES FROM EXTENDED REAR VIEW MIRRORS

Rear view mirrors mounted on the sides of vans and small trucks may extend beyond the sides of the vehicles and pose a hazard to other road users. Case reports of two bicyclists fatally injured by extended rear view mirrors of small trucks are presented.

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  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Authors:
  • Fife, D
  • DAVIS, J
  • Tate, L
• Publication Date: 1983-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 756-757
• Serial:
  • Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 0022-5282

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cyclists; Fatalities; Rearview mirrors; Trucks; Vans
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 324
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM