This study investigates both the frequency and seriousness of particularly the frontal collisions between trucks and cars. The study is the Dutch contribution to phase A (accident data and statistics) of the research programme of the European Experimental Vehicles Committee (EEVC) Working Group 14. The study uses the national casualty accident data as registered by police officers. The vehicle data were supplied by the Department of Road Transport (RDW) of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. The accidents are considered over the 1989-1993 period. Analysing the tendency, the years are taken separately. The more detailed tables presented comprise the five years as a total. The study also gives the number of accidents. The seriousness of accidents is expressed in the number of death, of hospital casualties, and of casualties with minor injuries. Some general variables are included to get more information about the circumstances of the accident. Special attention is paid to the location of the front damage. The vehicle front is divided into three parts: (1) left front; (2) middle front; and (3) right front. The number of accidents and casualties are given by crossing these parts. An example is the left front of the truck against the middle front of the car.
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