REAR-END CRASHES: PROBLEM SIZE ASSESSMENT AND STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION. TECHNICAL REPORT
This document presents problem size assessments and statistical crash descriptions for rear-end crashes, including two key subtypes: lead-vehicle stationary (LVS) and lead-vehicle moving (LVM). Principal data sources are the 1990 General Estimates System (GES) and Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS). Rear-end crashes are a potential "target crash" of high-technology Intelligent Vehicle Highway System (IVHS) crash avoidance countermeasures. In this report, the rear-end crash problem size is assessed using such measures as number of crashes, number and severity of injuries, number of fatalities, crash involvement rate, and crash involvement likelihood. Problem size statistics are provided for three vehicle type categories: all vehicles, passenger vehicles (i.e., cars, light trucks, light vans), and combination unit trucks. LVS and LVM rear-end crashes are described statistically primarily in terms of the conditions under which they occur (e.g., time of day, weather, roadway type, relation to junction) and, when data are available, in terms of possible contributing factors.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Based in part on research performed by Information Management Consultants, Inc., under Contract No. DTNH-22-91-C-03121.
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Corporate Authors:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Crash Avoidance Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Knipling, R R
- Wang, J-S
- Yin, H-M
- Publication Date: 1993-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 58 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Crash avoidance systems; Fatalities; Injuries; Injury severity; Intelligent transportation systems; Passenger vehicles; Rear end crashes; Statistics; Trucks
- Uncontrolled Terms: Contributing factors
- Old TRIS Terms: Lead-vehicle moving; Lead-vehicle stationary
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00666283
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-807 994
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Sep 27 1994 12:00AM