The report documents the activities and findings with respect to a school bus accident that occurred on Monarch Pass in the town of Garfield, Colorado. The driver lost control of vehicle speed while descending an approximately 11 mile section of downgrade. He unsuccessfully attempted to downshift the rear axle and transmission, and left the highway in order to avoid a collision with traffic. The bus rolled over 2-1/2 times. Nine fatalities occurred as a result of this accident.
Monarch Pass, Colorado Schoolbus Crash
1972
119 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
DataCite | 1970
|Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938