| Title | An Examination of Fault, Unsafe Driving Acts, and Total Harm in Car-Truck Collisions |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 66292 |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Tan, Carol |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology |
| Corporate Contributor |
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology |
| Publication Date | 20040101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has given high priority to research regarding collisions between large trucks (gross vehicle weight > 4,540 kilograms (10,000 pounds)) and other vehicles on the roadway. This research aims to improve knowledge about the high-risk behaviors of truck and passenger vehicle (car) drivers. In 1998, large trucks accounted for 7 percent of the total vehicle miles traveled but were involved in 13 percent of all traffic fatalities (5,374 of 41,471). In these truck crashes, the cars occupants were much more likely than the truck driver to be killed (78 percent of the fatalities were car occupants) or injured (76 percent of the injuries were sustained by car occupants).(1) Two-thirds of all police-reported truck crashes involved a truck and another vehicle, and 60 percent of all truck crashes involving a fatality were two-vehicle car-truck crashes. To address this critical issue, FMCSA has set a goal to reduce truck-involved fatal crashes by 41 percent by 2008. Meeting this goal will require improving truck safety and enhancing truck and car driver's behavior and performance. |
| Rosap ID | dot:40565 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40565 |
| TRT Terms | Highway safety; Information systems; Truck crashes; High risk drivers |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
977145 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-04-085 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66200/66292/FHWA-HRT-04-085.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/04085/; https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/04085/04085.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |