DIRECTED STUDIES: A FOCUSED APPROACH TO COLLISION INVESTIGATION

For over twenty years the Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate of Transport Canada has maintained a national network of university-based teams. These teams conduct investigations of real-world collisions in support of the Directorate's safety programmes. Recently, the work required of these teams has been redefined to create a programme of directed studies which are focused on specific safety issues. Currently, three directed studies are in progress: collisions involving air bag deployments, moderately-severe side impacts, and heavy truck crashes. The conduct of these studies is discussed in the light of Transport Canada's policies, and potential changes to the motor vehicle safety standards. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  Universite de Montreal

  Centre de Recherche sur Les Transports
  C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre-ville
  Montreal H3C 3J7, Quebec  Canada 
• Authors:
  • DALMOTAS, D J
  • German, A
  • WELBOURNE, E R
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 13-23
• Serial:
  • Publication of: UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL. LABORATOIRE SUR LA SECURITE DES TRANSPORTS. CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR LES TRANSPORTS
  • Publisher: Universite de Montreal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bags; Conferences; Crashes; Policy; Safety; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1465: Air bag (restraint system); 8018: Canada; 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 1236: Lorry; 173: Policy; 1665: Safety
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749470
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 26 1998 12:00AM