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Book Highway safety

    Book Details:
  • Author : United States. General Accounting Office
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 86 pages

Download or read book Highway safety written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Improved Safety Information to Support Highway Design

Download or read book Improved Safety Information to Support Highway Design written by Ronald C. Pfefer and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1999 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Highway Safety

    Book Details:
  • Author : U S Government Accountability Office (G
  • Publisher : BiblioGov
  • Release : 2013-06
  • ISBN : 9781289039288
  • Pages : 56 pages

Download or read book Highway Safety written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the factors that contribute to vehicular crashes, focusing on: (1) drivers' age, gender, and driving history; and (2) vehicle size and age. GAO found that: (1) driver characteristics far outweigh vehicle factors in predicting vehicular crashes; (2) drivers who are younger, male, and have a history of traffic violations, particularly alcohol violations, are more likely to be involved in single-vehicle crashes; (3) drivers 65 and older are the second most likely group to be involved in crashes; (4) older vehicles are slightly more at risk for crash involvement, but other factors that are linked to vehicle age may also play a part in older cars' involvement in crashes; (5) light cars are three times more likely to be involved in single-vehicle rollover crashes than heavy cars; (6) a car's wheel-base or engine size is a better predictor of crash involvement; and (7) light trucks and vans show a similar crash-involvement pattern except that driver gender is generally not a significant factor in predicting light truck and van crashes.

Book The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration s Rating System for Rollover Resistance

Download or read book The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration s Rating System for Rollover Resistance written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of a Motor Vehicle Rollover Rating System and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2002 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains that the static stability factor is an indicator of a vehicle's propensity to roll over, and that US government ratings for vehicles do not reflect differences in rollover resistance. This report states that the 5-star system should allow discrimination among vehicles and incorporate results from road tests that measure vehicle control.

Book Highway Safety  Factors Affecting Involvement in Vehicle Crashes

Download or read book Highway Safety Factors Affecting Involvement in Vehicle Crashes written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Identification of Vehicular Impact Conditions Associated with Serious Ran off road Crashes

Download or read book Identification of Vehicular Impact Conditions Associated with Serious Ran off road Crashes written by King K. Mak and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2010 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 665: Identification of Vehicular Impact Conditions Associated with Serious Ran-off-Road Crashes quantifies the characteristics of ran-off-road crashes and identifies appropriate impact conditions for use in full-scale crash testing.

Book The Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Road Accidents

Download or read book The Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Road Accidents written by I. S. Jones and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Road Accidents investigates whether vehicle characteristics related to handling and stability contribute to road accidents. Using multiple regression analysis, this book addresses driver and vehicle effects separately in order to define both the magnitude of the handling/accident causation problem as well as the relative importance of the various performance measures. This monograph is comprised of six chapters and begins with detailed studies of accidents to determine the circumstances which lead to loss of control or overturning of a car on the road, and which accidents are likely to be influenced by the handling and stability characteristics of cars. Accident rates for these types of accident are then examined for the more popular models of car. Measures of vehicle handling and stability related to accident rates are also discussed. This text will be a useful resource for motorists and road engineers as well as transportation officials.

Book The Contribution of Rollover to Single vehicle Crash Injuries

Download or read book The Contribution of Rollover to Single vehicle Crash Injuries written by Kenneth W. Terhune and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Auto   Traffic Safety

Download or read book Auto Traffic Safety written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rollover Accident Reconstruction

Download or read book Rollover Accident Reconstruction written by Nathan A Rose and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “of the nearly 9.1 million passenger car, SUV, pickup and van crashes in 2010, only 2.1% involved a rollover. However, rollovers accounted for nearly 35% of all deaths from passenger vehicle crashes. In 2010 alone, more than 7,600 people died in rollover crashes.” Rollover accidents continue to be a leading contributor of vehicle deaths. While this continues to be true, it is pertinent to understand the entire crash process. Each stage of the accident provides valuable insight into the application of reconstruction methodologies. Rollover Accident Reconstruction focuses on tripped, single vehicle rollover crashes that terminate without striking a fixed object. Topics featured in this book include: • Analysis methods through various accident phases, including advanced simulation • Vehicle event data recorder usage • Occupant ejection during rollover crash The goal of this title is to break down the various phases of a rollover crash to analyze each stage for use in the reconstruction process - to the greater understanding of crash analysts, consultants and safety engineers alike.

Book A Report on Activities Under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972

Download or read book A Report on Activities Under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 and the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rollover Accident Reconstruction

Download or read book Rollover Accident Reconstruction written by Nathan A Rose and published by SAE International. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “of the nearly 9.1 million passenger car, SUV, pickup and van crashes in 2010, only 2.1% involved a rollover. However, rollovers accounted for nearly 35% of all deaths from passenger vehicle crashes. In 2010 alone, more than 7,600 people died in rollover crashes.” Rollover accidents continue to be a leading contributor of vehicle deaths. While this continues to be true, it is pertinent to understand the entire crash process. Each stage of the accident provides valuable insight into the application of reconstruction methodologies. Rollover Accident Reconstruction focuses on tripped, single vehicle rollover crashes that terminate without striking a fixed object. Topics featured in this book include: • Analysis methods through various accident phases, including advanced simulation • Vehicle event data recorder usage • Occupant ejection during rollover crash The goal of this title is to break down the various phases of a rollover crash to analyze each stage for use in the reconstruction process - to the greater understanding of crash analysts, consultants and safety engineers alike.

Book An Analysis of Motor Vehicle Rollover Crashes and Injury Outcomes

Download or read book An Analysis of Motor Vehicle Rollover Crashes and Injury Outcomes written by Alexander Strashny and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rollover crashes can have serious consequences. In 2004, 33% of passenger vehicle occupant fatalities were in vehicles that rolled over. This report analyzes data related to passenger vehicle rollovers, including rollover propensity and injury outcomes. The report uses the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and National Automotive Sampling System General Estimates System databases to tabulate data on passenger vehicles and their occupants by a variety of variables and performs logistic analysis of the data. Tabulations focus on years 1994, 2003, and 2004; logistic analysis pools data for years 2000 through 2004. We specifically analyze factors that (a) were associated with vehicle rollovers in single-vehicle crashes of passenger vehicles; and (b) were associated with ejection status and varying degrees of injury severity of occupants of passenger vehicles that rolled over in single-vehicle crashes. Among other things, we also analyze the relationship between various anthropomorphic characteristics, such as the Body Mass Index, and seat belt effectiveness for drivers of passenger vehicles that were in single-vehicle rollovers. This report may be useful to other researchers and may provide a starting point for further analysis of vehicle rollovers and injury outcomes.

Book Effects of Light Truck and Roadside Characteristics on Rollover  Volume I  Introduction  Test Vehicle Selection  and Testing Methodology  Final Report

Download or read book Effects of Light Truck and Roadside Characteristics on Rollover Volume I Introduction Test Vehicle Selection and Testing Methodology Final Report written by Andrzej G. Nalecz and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Analysis of Motor Vehicle Rollover Crashes and Injury Outcomes

Download or read book An Analysis of Motor Vehicle Rollover Crashes and Injury Outcomes written by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-14 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This technical report provides descriptive characteristics on vehicles that have rolled over and on injuries to occupants of these vehicles. The data is provided by categories that are thought to be of interest to the customers of NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), both internal and external. In particular, the authors focus on passenger vehicles that were in single-vehicle crashes and rollovers, and on injuries of occupants of passenger vehicles that were in single-vehicle rollovers.