TRUCK-OTHER FATAL ACCIDENTS, 1980-82 (VERSION FEBRUARY 5, 1985)

This report provides one-way frequencies for all the variables in UMTRI's file of Truck-Other Fatal Accidents, 1980-82. This file describes all two-vehicle fatal accidents involving one medium or heavy truck and one vehicle of some other type. In describing the medium or heavy truck, the file combines the coverage of the FARS data with the detail of the BMCS data. Where no BMCS report could be found for an appropriate medium or heavy truck listed by FARS, UMTRI conducted a survey, by telephone interview or by mail, to obtain the desired information on ownership, type of trip, vehicle configuration, cargo, weight, and lengths. Overall, a total of 2,924 fatal accidents involving one medium or heavy truck and one vehicle of some other kind occurred in 1980, 3,115 in 1981, and 2,850 in 1982. The 8,889 medium and heavy trucks were divided into 2,378 straight trucks and 6,443 tractors. Of the latter, 6,205 were combination vehicles.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150

  Motor Vehicles Manufacturers Association

  320 New Center Building
  Detroit, MI  United States  48202
• Authors:
  • CARSTEN, O
  • Pettis, L C
• Publication Date: 1985-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 153 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Heavy duty trucks; Medium trucks; Statistics; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399110
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTRI-85-9 Spec Rpt., HS-038 820
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM