Truck and bus crash factbook 1995 : final task report October 1996 - September 1997. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Office of Motor Carriers.

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The University of Michigan, Transportation Research Institute UMTRI, Center for National Truck Statistics CNTS
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Abstract

This document presents aggregate statistics on trucks and buses involved in traffic crashes in 1995. These statistics are derived from four sources: a) crash statistics reported through the SAFETYNET data system operated by the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Motor Carriers, b) the General Estimates System file maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), c) the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, also maintained by NHTSA and d) the Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents file compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. All crashes reported on herein meet the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash file severity threshold of either a fatality, an injured person transported from the scene for medical attention, or at least one vehicle towed from the scene as a result of disabling damage sustained in the crash. An estimated 129,000 trucks and 16,000 buses were involved in traffic crashes in 1995. There were 5,091 fatalities and 99,000 nonfatal injuries in crashes involving trucks. Bus crashes resulted in 335 fatalities and 24,000 injuries. A total of 571 truck drivers received fatal injuries as a result of traffic crashes. (A)

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980122 ST [electronic version only]
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Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Office of Motor Carriers, 1997, XII + 106 p.; UMTRI Report ; No. UMTRI-97-30

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