A report is given of 34 crashes by the Baylor College of Medicine Multidisciplinary Crash Investigation Team involving vehicles in use. The research purpose was to determine the relationship between vehicle defects and failures and vehicle crashes. The primary vehicle component subsystem determined to be most causative-contributory in crashes for vehicles in use was degraded brakes. (Author)
Multidisciplinary Investigations to Determine Relationship Between Vehicle Defects, Failures and Vehicle Crashes
1970
214 pages
Report
No indication
English
Pipeline Transportation , Motor vehicle accidents , Accident investigations , Motor vehicles , Defects , Collision research , Failure , Brakes(Motion arresters) , Safety belts , Automobile tires , Motor vehicle operators , Behavior , Personality , Safety , Design standards , Automobile collisions , Truck collisions , Motor vehicle inspection