Confronting the underride issue : it is better to prevent an accident, or lessen its severity?

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As 2/3 of car-truck fatal accidents in the USA occur at night, a better conspicuity of trucks could prevent part of these. Suggestions for placing lamps and reflectors on side and back. Over 85% of injuried accidnets did not involve penetration of passenger compartment. Guards would not be effective in those cases, is supposed.

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B 21824 fo /91/
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Diesel Equipment Superintendent, (1979 -11), p. 26-30, 5 fig.

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