MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

An analysis is made of thirty-six selected traffic accidents that were investigated by the multidisciplinary Stanford crash analysis team over the period of July 1970 to March 1972. Data from these thirty-six cases are presented in summarized form to support the overall conclusions and recommendations developed during the course of the investigations. Appendices include summaries of each of the reported cases, selected dynamics calculations developed during the investigations, the SCAT interview questionnaire, and on-scene cue card. One section presents a new velocity-crush equation based on change of velocity.

• Corporate Authors:

  Stanford Crash Analysis Team

  Stanford University
  Stanford, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Nagel, D A
  • Manning, J R
  • Gould, R A
  • Chadwick, C H
  • Cronin, R H
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 374 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Behavior; Classification; Crash investigation; Crushing; Daily; Drivers; Drugs; Ethanol; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Mathematical models; Safety engineering; Statistical analysis; Traffic crashes; Velocity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037321
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-7583, DOT-HS-085-1-114
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 10 1972 12:00AM