| Title | Preliminary plan for case-control crash risk study |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49882 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Ng Boyle, Linda; Meltzer, Neil; Hitz, John; Koopmann, Jonathan |
| Source | 84 p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20020131 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The goal of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to reduce commercial vehicle-related fatalities and injuries. This is achieved through a thorough understanding of crash characteristics, precursors, and risk factors. This will help to better identify and evaluate countermeasures. FMCSA and the Volpe Center will conduct a case-control study to investigate the relative crash risks of truck drivers based on driver, vehicle and operational characteristics. The risk of being involved in a motor vehicle crash can be impacted by driver-related (e.g., health, age, and time spent driving) as well as non-driver related factors (e.g., weather and road conditions). This paper provides the details of the case-control plan, including the study approach, sampling and data collection method, major variables to be assessed, and statistical analyses to be conducted. The case-control method compares the information on crash-involved drivers to that of non-crash-involved drivers. Typically, case-control studies are designed for epidemiological research where the relative risks of diseases are estimated given a person's background or characteristics. The same methodology can also be applied to provide valuable insight on the relative risks of motor vehicle crashes given a driver's background or characteristics. The same methodology can also be applied to provide valuable insight on the relative risks of motor vehicle crashes given a driver's background, attributes, road, vehicle, and trip characteristics. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11295 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11295 |
| TRT Terms | Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Fatalities; Heavy duty vehicles; Truck drivers; Truck crashes; Case studies; Sampling; Statistical analysis |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; AGR - FREIGHT - Motor Carriers; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - FREIGHT - Trucking Industry |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1682018 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FMCSA-02-01 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49800/49882/FMCSA-02-01.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |