The report concerns an in-depth multidisciplinary highway accident investigation carried out during a 13 month period in the Baltimore metropolitan region and surrounding rural area. A total of 38 accidents were investigated. The investigations included vehicular examination, accident scene visit, complete autopsy of all fatally injured victims with toxicological analysis for alcohol and a wide variety of drugs, and extensive psychosocial evaluation of many drivers. The report includes comments on current and proposed Federal Safety Standards and on periodic motor vehicle inspection, especially as they apply to the accident series. Also included are special reports of two bus accidents, lower control arm failures, a high accident highway segment, miscellaneous topics, and finally, conclusions and recommendations.


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    Title :

    Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    272 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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