IDENTIFICATION OF PREVENTABLE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND THEIR CAUSES. FINAL REPORT

The report documents the procedures and results of an analysis of preventable accidents involving motor carriers. The process used to assign "fault" to drivers, vehicles, and owners is explained. Also, data sources, coding conventions and analytical techniques are described.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mandex, Incorporated

  2106B Gallows Road
  Vienna, VA  United States  22180

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Boyar, V W
  • Couts, D A
  • Joshi, A J
  • Klein, T M
• Publication Date: 1985-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Drivers; Motor carriers; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Prevention; Safety; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457481
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-84-C-00034
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1986 12:00AM