SECONDARY CRASHES: AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ROADWAY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

This artaicle show when secondary crashes are likely to occur and what classes of incidents were most likely to be related. In general, one third of all crashes classed as secondary occurred within 200 meters of the initial event and most within the time required to handle that event. Additionally, crashes represented approximately 60 percent of the primary incidents. Disabled vehicles and police citing motorists for traffic violations represented most of the remaining causes. Finally, the article identifies potential countermeasures which reduce the likelihood of external distractions affecting the driver and leading to the secondary crash.

• Record URL:
  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015047411684?urlappend=%3Bseq=407
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/7938948
• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  44211 Slatestone Court
  Lansdowne, VA  United States  22075
• Authors:
  • Raub, R A
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 93-104
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Secondary crashes; Traffic incidents; Traffic violations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disabled vehicles; Incidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741291
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1997 12:00AM