An examination of fault, unsafe driving acts, and total harm in car-truck collisions.

Author(s)
Council, F.M. Harkey, D.L. Nabors, D.T. Khattak, A.J. & Mohamedshah, Y.M.
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Abstract

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a summary report on a study that found driver, vehicle, and roadway safety programs for truck drivers should address backing, rear-end, right- and left-turn, and sideswipe collisions, because, according to the study, truck drivers are more likely to be at fault in such crashes. In addition, the study suggests that similar safety programs for car drivers should focus on head-on and angle collisions. This research was conducted under the HSIS project by F.M. Council and D.L. Harkey of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Highway Safety Research Center, D.T. Nabors of BMI, A.J. Khattak of the UNC Department of City and Regional Planning, and Y.M. Mohamedshah of LENDIS. The full report, Examination of ‘Fault,’ ‘Unsafe Driving Acts,’ and ‘Total Harm’ in Car-Truck Collisions, can be found in Transportation Research Record 1830 (TRB, 2003). (Author/Publisher)

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Library number
C 29594 [electronic version only]
Source

McLean, VA, U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Research and Development RD, 2004, 8 p., 5 ref.; Highway Safety Information System HSIS Summary Report ; FHWA-HRT-04-085

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