The report is a statistical study of accidents involving large trucks, based primarily on police reported data from several states supplemented by carrier reports submitted to the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety. Accident data from the Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Turnpikes was complemented by traffic flow information furnished by the turnpike authorities, thus allowing computation of accident experience relative to exposure. By several measures, accident severity is greater when trucks are involved than when cars only are involved in a collision. The average number of fatalities for the former category is approximately that of the latter. The relative severity of truck accidents is even greater when the consequences to passenger car occupants alone are considered. The number of fatalities per passenger car in a collision with a truck is nearly ten times greater than for a collision with another car. (Author)


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    Title :

    Statistical Analysis of Truck Accident Involvements


    Contributors:
    R. E. Scott (author) / J. O'Day (author)

    Publication date :

    1971


    Size :

    147 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English