THE UNSAFE DRIVING ACTS OF MOTORISTS IN THE VICINITY OF LARGE TRUCKS

In 1996 large trucks composed 8% of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes; however, truck-involved crashes resulted in 12% of the total fatalities. Occupants of large trucks compose only 14% of the fatalities resulting from fatal truck crashes; 86% of the fatalities occur outside the truck, to pedestrians, cyclists, and primarily, the occupants of passenger vehicles. By identifying behaviors that lead to collisions between passenger vehicles and large trucks, countermeasures can be developed to further reduce the incidence and severity of crashes. This tech brief summarizes a study concerning unsafe driving acts (UDAs) of motorists in the vicinity of large trucks. UDAs are defined as motorist behaviors that contribute to collisions.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14290
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Motor Carrier Research and Standards, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1999-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Tech Brief
  • Publisher: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Countermeasures; Crashes; Cyclists; Drivers; Fatalities; High risk drivers; Passenger vehicles; Pedestrians; Traffic crashes; Trucks; Vehicle occupants
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789184
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MCRT-00-002
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 2000 12:00AM