INTEGRATED EFFORTS IN NORTH CAROLINA PROVE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING FATAL, TRUCK-INVOLVED CRASHES

In recent years, North Carolina has ranked as one of the worst states in the nation in terms of the number of fatal, truck-involved crashes. In 1998, North Carolina was ranked 4th on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) 'Top Ten' list of states having the greatest number of fatal truck-involved crashes. Needless to say, crash reduction ranks very high on the list of performance goals in the state's Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP). An integrated program focusing on analysis, legislation, enforcement, adjudication, and program evaluation is beginning to show evidence of a significant reduction in truck-involved fatal crashes. This article describes the basic components of the North Carolina program, one that could serve as a possible 'model' for the rest of the country.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4789
• Corporate Authors:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201, 1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611
• Authors:
  • RICHARDS, D
  • Hughes, R G
• Publication Date: 2000-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adjudication; Analysis; Countermeasures; Evaluation; Fatalities; Law enforcement; Legislation; Multiple vehicle crashes; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Truck crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Program evaluation
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00808919
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 9 2001 12:00AM