FATAL CRASH INVOLVEMENT BY MULTIPLE-TRAILER TRUCKS

Considerable uncertainty surrounds the relative safety of combination trucks with two or three trailers, compared to those pulling single trailers. This article uses data on conditions present in 5889 fatal crashes involving combination trucks to examine the extent to which these conditions vary for the two configurations. Using two complementary techniques, multiple classification analysis and automatic interaction detector, the authors evaluate the additive and interactive effects of these conditions. They conclude that multiple-trailer trucks are more likely to be involved in fatal crashes in the following conditions: darkness; snow, slush, or ice on the road surface; involvement of three or more vehicles, indicating at least moderate traffic volume; and higher-speed facilities with 65 to 75 mph limits. (A)

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• Authors:
  • Forkenbrock, D J
  • Hanley, P F
• Publication Date: 2003-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 419-33
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 37A
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Freight transportation; Safety; Trailers; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 1225: Articulated vehicle; 1112: Freight transport; 1236: Lorry; 1665: Safety; 1203: Trailer
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961288
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 13 2003 12:00AM