MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. FINAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 13 JUNE 1969 TO 31 JUNE 1970

THIS REPORT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF 30 CASE STUDIES AND INTERIM RESULTS WHICH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OR IDENTIFIED TO DATE IN THIS ON-GOING STUDY. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES ARE DISCUSSED, AND TEAM ORGANIZATION IS PRESENTED; A LIST OF EQUIPMENT HAS ALSO BEEN PREPARED. OVERALL RESULTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH EMPHASIS ON PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL ACCIDENT DATA, VEHICULAR FACTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND HUMAN FACTORS. COMMENTS ARE MADE REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT STANDARDS AND MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION. FINALLY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED CONCERNING DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, POOR RISK DRIVERS, USE OF ALCOHOL, COMMON ACCIDENT CAUSES, SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION, MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION, AND ROADSIDE OBSTRUCTIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 11-2632, 230 PP, FIG, TAB, REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  /Highway Safety Bureau
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Cromack, J R
  • Wright, J L
  • Benson, O O
  • Beman, J W
• Publication Date: 1970-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Driver training; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Human factors; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Multidisciplinary teams; Obstructions (Navigation); Roadside; Side crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Obstruction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221591
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 17 1972 12:00AM