SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF LIGHT-TRUCK ACCIDENTS IN TEXAS

HSRI-maintained data for police-reported accidents in the State of Texas during calendar year 1973 were studied to establish some characteristics of light-truck accident involvements and to compare the accident experience of passenger cars and light trucks. Findings concerning light-truck accidents are presented in terms of temporal, roadway, weather, accident configuration, truck type, injury frequency and severity, and driver-related factors./HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association.
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • GREEN, J A
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash severity; Crashes; Data analysis; Injuries; Mathematical analysis; Truck drivers; Trucks; Weather
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131826
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: UM-HSRI-SA-75-15 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM