CHARACTERISTICS OF TRUCKS IN SINGLE AND TWO-VEHICLE FATAL CRASHES

The influence of truck size (or weight) on occupant injury severity in one and two vehicle fatal crashes was the subject of this exploratory investigation. The analyses were based on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatal Accident File (FAF) for the January 1973 - June 1974 period. Exposure and environmental parameters - as well as impact types - were compared for different sizes of truck.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  Westgate Research Park
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wuerdemann, H
  • Belew, W W
  • Helfand, R M
  • Holter, W A
  • Overbey, J W
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casualties; Fatalities; Highway safety; Impacts; Injuries; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents; Parameters
• Old TRIS Terms: Weight mass
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094633
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MTR-7113 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801-812
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-357-3-721
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM