This publication presents an annual compilation of "reportable accidents" submitted by motor carriers of property operating in interstate or foreign commerce, to the Federal Highway Administration's Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety (BMCS). The term "reportable accident" means an occurrence involving a motor vehicle operated by a motor subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations resulting in: (a) the death of a human being; (b) bodily injury to a person who, as a result, receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident, or (c) total damage to all property aggregating $2,000 or more based on actual cost or reliable estimates. The information has been compiled from 35,541 accident reports filed by motor carriers of property during the calendar year 1979. Various types of empirical data relating to accidents are reported: fatalities, injuries, property damage and accident type.
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