NATIONAL ACCIDENT SAMPLING SYSTEM 1983. A REPORT ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES IN THE U.S.

This is the fifth annual report on traffic accident statistics in the United States from the National Accident Sampling System (NASS). This report gives basic information on the more than 5,800,000 police-reported accidents that occurred in the United States during 1983. NASS teams located in 50 areas around the country investigate a random sample of the police-reported accidents in their areas. Chapter I describes NASS operation in more detail and Appendix 2 discusses how NASS selects its sample. In 1983, NASS investigated 10,996 accidents. This report is based on these investigations. This report is organized somewhat differently than previous years reports. Chapter II concentrates on four priority safety areas: alcohol, safety belt use, large trucks, and the role of the elderly. Tables, graphs, and text describe and briefly analyze each area. Chapter III provides data without figures or text on the broad range of topics covered by NASS: accidents, drivers, passenger cars and their occupants, light trucks and occupants, heavy trucks and occupants, motorcycles and their riders, pedestrians and other non-occupants, and accident injuries. Chapter III is intended to serve as a reference document on accident data from 1983.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Aged drivers; Crash investigation; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Trucks; Utilization
• Identifier Terms: National Accident Sampling System
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396318
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-806 699
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM