SAFETY ASPECTS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

THE STUDY EXPLORES AVAILABLE DATA SURROUNDING THE HAZARDS ATTENDING AN EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN THE USE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. THE PAUCITY OF DATA, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUITABLE CLASSIFICATIONS AND CATEGORIES FOR VARIOUS RECREATIONAL-VEHICLE TYPES, DENIES THE STUDY STATISTICAL SUPPORT EXCEPT IN A FEW INSTANCES. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, THE STUDY CONSIDERS THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS ATTENDING EACH TYPE OF VEHICLE AND ITS USE, AND ILLUSTRATES THE REALITY OF THESE PROBLEMS, QUALITATIVELY, BY RELATING MANY OF THEM TO ACCIDENTS WHICH HAVE ACTUALLY HAPPENED, AND IN WHICH MANY OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES HAVE APPEARED. THE STUDY RECOMMENDS THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OBTAIN AND STUDY THE DATA NECESSARY TO VERIFY THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THESE PROBLEMS, PROVIDE NEW VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS, EXTEND MANY MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS TO VEHICLES NOT NOW INCLUDED, AND CONDUCT A PILOT PROGRAM AIMED AT MAKING AVAILABLE ADEQUATE CONSUMER INFORMATION AND SAFETY GUIDES FOR THE PURCHASERS AND USERS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1972-6-14

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Camping; Hazards; Recreation; Safety; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221917
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Spec Study.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 25 1973 12:00AM