TRUCK ACCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY - AN OVERVIEW

ACCIDENT RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION IN THE UNITED STATES IS REVIEWED IN ORDER TO SUMMARIZE THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF ACCIDENT CAUSATION AND INJURY CAUSATION RELATED TO TRUCKING. COMMENTARY IS PROVIDED ON THE POTENTIAL UTILITY OF THE EXISTING DATA AS WELL AS THE URGENT NEED FOR NEW ACCIDENT RESEARCH TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE FOR GUIDING THE SPECIFICATION OF FUTURE SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES. ACTION SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR IMPROVING THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY'S SAFETY PROGRAM AND AND THE CONCEPT OF A SPECIAL FORM OF HIGHWAY (SUPER FREIGHTWAY), DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE TRUCKING SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY, IS ALSO SUGGESTED AS A WORTHY TOPIC FOR SERIOUS STUDY.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • SAE NO 680491
• Corporate Authors:

  Society Automotive Engineers

  /Mid-year Meeting
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Wolf, R A
• Publication Date: 1968-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash investigation; Data collection; Surveys; Truck lanes; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224139
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Automotive Crash Injury Research
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM