MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION - TECHNICAL REPORT AND CASE SUMMARIES

THIS REPORT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS OF 53 CASE STUDIES. 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 GENERAL ACCIDENT DATA, VEHICULAR FACTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND HUMAN FACTORS. COMMENTS ARE MADE REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT STANDARDS, AND, 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, ROADSIDE OBSTRUCTIONS, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, POLICE TRAFFIC SERVICES, AND POSTCRASH DEBRIS HAZARD CONTROL AND CLEANUP. VOLUME 2 IS A COMPENDIUM OF THE CASE SUMMARIES OF 53 MULTIDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • VOL 1,2 350 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Southwest Research Institute

  6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78228-0510
• Authors:
  • Cromack, J R
  • Benson, O O
  • Beman, J W
  • Cannon, J H
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Crash investigation; Driver training; Hazards; Impacts; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Multidisciplinary teams; Police traffic direction; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hazard perception; Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221846
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1972 12:00AM