UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT RESEARCH TEAM. SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT, APRIL 1, 1979 TO MARCH 31, 1980
Multidisciplinary accident investigation case study results are presented for four motor vehicle accidents which occurred within the jurisdictions of the London, (Ontario) Police Force and District No. 2 of the Ontario Provincial Police. The accident types were: dump truck ran-off-road/rollover, car ran-off-road/rollover/fixed-object collision, Two-car head-on collision, and fire truck-ambulance L-type collision. For each accident, a resume, accident site diagram, case summary, and observations are provided. The case summary lists information under the following headings: identification, ambience, highway, traffic controls, vehicles, occupants, description (pre-crash, crash, and post-crash phases), and causal factors. Also included are 33 defect investigation report summaries, four special investigation report summaries, and 28 preliminary bus accident report summaries. A chronological listing is given of seminars, training sessions, police liaison, and public relations activities in which the University of Western Ontario Multi-Disciplinary Accident Research Team has participated in this reporting period. Appended are maps of the accident study area, an annotated Abbreviated Injury Scale, and the SAE Collision Deformation Classification.
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Corporate Authors:
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario Canada - Publication Date: 1980
Media Info
- Pagination: 134 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Crash investigation; Multidisciplinary teams; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00391865
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: UWO-FR-6-80, HS-028 880
- Contract Numbers: TC-106786
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM