| Title | Truck Accident Models |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 81378 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Paniati, Jeffery F. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publisher | U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development, and Technology. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publication Date | 19940800 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Truck accidents have become an important safety issue in recent years in many parts of the United States. Between 1980 and 1989, truck travel mileage in the United States increased by approximately 50 percent. In addition, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) of 1982 allowed longer and wider trucks to travel on the designated national highway network. Major safety questions that still exist include: (1) Are current highway designs adequate to accommodate increased truck travel and larger trucks? and (2) Which highway designs pose the most serious threats to truck safety? Using data from the FHWA's Highway Safety Information System (HSIS), two recent studies have attempted to address the safety questions of larger trucks. A Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) study at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed preliminary statistical models relating the truck accident involvement rates for three roadway types and for various geometric and traffic variables.(1) Research as part of a Grants for Research Fellowships Program (GRF) study developed truck accident models for Interstates and two-lane rural roads as a function of relevant geometric features.(2) The following is a discussion of the results of the two studies. |
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| Rosap ID | dot:56622 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56622 |
| TRT Terms | Crash rates; Geometric design; Highway design; Interstate highways; Mathematical models; Rural highways; Truck crashes; Two lane highways; Highway safety; Design; Highways |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
815904 |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-94-022 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81300/81378/FHWA-RD-94-022.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |