SAFETY OF TWIN-TRAILER OPERATIONS
The recent Federal requirement that twin-trailer combinations be allowed to operate nationwide has exacerbated the long-standing controversy over the safety of these vehicles. While no definitive statement can be made about the overall safety of twin-trailer combinations, there is considerable information available on the operation and performance of these vehicles.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 8-10, 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
American Association for Automotive Medicine
P.O. Box 222
Morton Grove, IL United States 60053 -
Authors:
- Freitas, M D
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Conference:
- 28th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
- Location: Denver Colorado, United States
- Date: 1984-10-8 to 1984-10-10
- Publication Date: 1984
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 29-37
- Monograph Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, DENVER, COLORADO, USA, OCTOBER 8-10, 1984. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway safety; Tractor trailer combinations; Vehicle safety
- Old TRIS Terms: Double trailers; Vehicular safety
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00395793
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM