In contrast to public concern over “killer trucks,” large truck fatality and accident rates are falling. Large truck occupant fatalities decreased 25% over the past 12 years, as safety belt use increased from less than 6% to 33%. But the fatality rate remains 75% higher than the rate for all vehicles, because the mass of a truck puts occupants in other vehicles at greater risk. Double trailer combinations are underrepresented in accidents, while bobtail tractors are overrepresented. Limited-access highways are 4 times safer for trucks than other highways, and daytime travel is 3 times safer than nighttime travel.


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    Titel :

    Status Report on Large Truck Safety in the United States


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition ; 1989



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1989-11-01




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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