EXPLORATORY ANALYSES OF THE FATAL ACCIDENT FILES (FAF)

For the past several years the National Highway Traffic Safety Association has operated the Fatal Accident File (FAF), an automated data base of information related to fatal motor vehicle accidents. This study has been undertaken to evaluate the general usefulness of the FAF, as well as to use this data to investigate areas of interest. Specific areas investigated were the effects of driver training, characteristics of fatal truck accidents, and determination of target drivers for speed-oriented countermeasures.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  Westgate Research Park
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  National Highway Safety Bureau

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Belwe, W W
  • Wuerdemann, H
  • Horton, W F
  • Helfand, R M
  • Holter, W H
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 230 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Databases; Driver training; Drivers; Fatalities; Information processing; Research; Specialized training; Speed control; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094043
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MTR-6997 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-787
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-357-3-721
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM