INJURY RATE AS A FUNCTION OF TRUCK WEIGHTS IN CAR-TRUCK ACCIDENTS (REVISED)

The preliminary results of an analysis of 13,177 car-truck accidents in 1973, which involved either injury or property damage in excess of $2,000 are presented. The relationship between truck weight and truck occupant injuries, nontruck occupant injuries, and nontruck occupant deaths was examined. It was found that the fatality rate for nontruck (car) occupants was directly proportional to the weight of the truck, while the injury and fatality rate for truck occupants became constant for trucks weighing more than 20,000 pounds. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Statistics and Analysis, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Herzog, T N
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash rates; Fatalities; Injuries; Loss and damage; Property; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Property damage
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142015
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: NHTSA-TN-N43-31-7 Final Rpt., DOT-HS-801870
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM