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Large truck crash data collection

2001-06-0159

06/04/2001

Event
International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles
Authors
Joseph S. Carra National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Seymour D. Stern National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract
Content
The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) is collecting crash data relating to large trucks. Two data collection programs are specified. One is a crash causation study to investigate the cause of fatal and serious large truck crashes over two years. The other study is a continuous effort collecting data on large truck motor carrier crashes in each state, as coded on police accident reports.
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Topics
Trucks
Crashes
Fatal injuries
Roads and highways
Affiliated or Co-Author
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Details
Pages
3
Citation
Carra, J., and Stern, S., "Large truck crash data collection," SAE Technical Paper 2001-06-0159, 2001, .
Additional Details
Publisher
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Published
Jun 4, 2001
Product Code
2001-06-0159
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English