The report provides one-way frequencies for all the variables in UMTRI's file of Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents, 1984. This file combines the coverage of the FARS data with the detail of the BMCS data. Where no BMCS report could be found for a medium or heavy truck listed by FARS, UMTRI conducted a survey, by telephone interview or by mail, to obtain the desired information on ownership, type of trip, vehicle configuration, cargo weights, and lenghts. Over 25% of the power units were straight trucks. Tractors with twin trailers accounted for 3.4% of involvements. In nearly 81% of the cases the fatality was not in the truck.
Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents, 1984 (Version June 5, 1987)
1987
105 pages
Report
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English