MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA. PHASE 1. FINAL REPORT

RESULTS OF 30 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS ARE PRESENTED IN TABLES AND GRAPHS IN ADDITION TO TEXT FOR THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS: PRIMARY ACCIDENT CAUSES; ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION; COLLISION CONFIGURATION; VEHICLE BODY STYLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS INCLUDING ROADWAY; DRIVER SEX, RACE, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STATE, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, CITATIONS AND LICENSE STATUS, DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING, FAMILIARITY WITH ROADWAY, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL AND OCCUPATION; RESTRAINT SYSTEM AVAILABILITY; VEHICLE DAMAGE AND OCCUPANT INJURY SCALES; INJURY LOCATIONS; AND INJURY RELATED TO CAUSATIVE AGENT. SUMMARIES OF THE 30 CASES ARE INCLUDED. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Research Triangle Institute

  Research Triangle Pk, NC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Hill, H H
  • Kirk, R E
  • Tyner, F C
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Multidisciplinary teams
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221402
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 160 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 29 1971 12:00AM