The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) is collecting crash data relating to large trucks. Two data collection programs are specified. One is a crash causation study to investigate the cause of fatal and serious large truck crashes over two years. The other study is a continuous effort collecting data on large truck motor carrier crashes in each state, as coded on police accident reports.
Author(s):
Joseph S. Carra, Seymour D. Stern
Affiliated:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Pages: 3
Event:
International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles
Related Topics:
Trucks
Crashes
Fatal injuries
Roads and highways
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