The accident occurred about noon on a weekday in July 1970, at the intersection of two residential streets in an urban area, involving a 1968 buick electra and a motorcycle. The motorcycle was traveling west about 25 mph, the buick traveling north was speeding and failed to respond to the yield sign at the intersection. The buick broadsided the motorcycle causing critical injuries to the passenger of the motorcycle and serious injuries to the driver of the motorcycle; driver of the buick was not injured.
Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Case No. 28. Right-Angle Collision at Intersection
1970
35 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Pipeline Transportation , Motor vehicle accidents , Accident investigations , Collision research , Intersections , Attention , Vehicular traffic control , Visibility , Impact , Death , Injuries , Automobile collisions , Motorcycle collisions , Car to motorcycle collisions , Intersection collisions , Teenage drivers , Speeding , Yielding right of way