On April 25, 1996, about 3:25 p.m., a 1988 Mack truck with a concrete mixer body was unable to stop as it aporoached a 'T' intersection at the bottom of an exit ramp in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. As the truck proceeded through the intersection, it collided with and overrode a 1985 Subaru passenger car. The Subaru driver was killed; the truckdriver sustained minor injuries. In its investigation of the accident, the Safety Board identified as safety issues the maintenance and truck inspection practices of JDM Materials Company, Inc., (the owner of the truck) and the adequacy of Federal and State guidelines for conducting truck air brake system inspections. The following discussion includes a narrative description of the accident and the events leading to it, a discussion of the safety issues, and a list of conclusions and safety recommendations developed to help prevent future accidents of this type.


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    Titel :

    National Transportation Safety Board Highway Accident Report: Truck Loss of Braking Control on Steep Downgrade and Collision with a Vehicle Near Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania on April 25, 19996


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1997


    Format / Umfang :

    22 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch