COLLISIONS OF CARS WITH TRACTOR-SEMITRAILERS

The NHTSA Fatal Accident Reporting System file was analyzed to identify conditions under which passenger cars struck the side or rear of tractor-semitrailers. The chief finding was that most such collisions occur at night. This suggests that car drivers do not see the semitrailer soon enough to avoid striking it. Making semitrailers more visible at night should prevent some car-into-semitrailer collisions. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Safety Research Institute

  Huron Parkway and Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109
• Authors:
  • Kubacki, M S
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-7
• Serial:
  • HSRI Research Review
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Highway Safety Research Institute

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Night visibility; Rear end crashes; Side crashes; Tractor trailer combinations; Trailers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00330134
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-029 109
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1984 12:00AM