Analysis and Summary of Accident InvestigationsU.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety, 1969 - Traffic accident investigation |
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brake fade brakes Busdriver cargo spilled cargo tank co-driver collided head-on collided with rear Commercial Vehicles crossed centerline dozed at wheel Driver ejected Driver of car Driver of tractor Driver of truck embankment Empty tractor trailer existing conditions failed to negotiate fast for conditions fast for existing fatalities Fire ensued following too closely Fuel tank grade crossing highway inexperienced injuries jackknifed Motor Vehicles negotiate curve Non-Commercial Vehicles NUMBER opposing lane overtook and collided overturned P.D. Driver P.D. Speed P.D. Truck driver P.D. Truckdriver inattentive Pennsylvania Turnpike pickup truck Poor driving record PROPERTY DAMAGE ramp ran off right ran off road rear of tractor REAR-END COLLISIONS right side Route Seatbelts Sept Side Collision side of road sideswiped skidded speed too fast stopped struck broadside struck rear Total Tractor cargo Tractor cargo-tank trailer Tractor trailer empty Tractor trailer miscellaneous Tractor trailer steel trailer general freight trailer miscellaneous freight
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Page 1 - Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety recently published a report of 497 truck and bus accidents titled, "Analysis and Summary of Accident Investigations 1973-1976". The introduction to the report states in part that the BMCS "...is continually evaluating the accident experience of commercial motor carriers to determine specific problem areas, accidents of a recurring nature... and the need for strengthened or additional safety regulations. . . ". The Introduction further states that: "This study is biased...
Page 73 - ... vehicle, skidded across centerline, side swiped empty tractor trailer. Bus then ran off the road, overturned in ditch. Raining. This accident is deemed preventable by virtue of the no-lockup provision and the requirements for faster actuation and release times in the standard. BMCS File No. 034 February 16, 12:01 pm, US 31 and Route 150, Hoover, Alabama. Tractor trailer (cast iron pipe) ran out of control on downgrade, overturned onto auto in intersection then slid into two other cars. It is...
Page 1 - Safety, through its various programs of notification, reporting, and investigations, is continually evaluating the accident experience of commercial motor carriers to determine specific problem areas, accidents of a recurring nature...
Page 85 - Tractor trailer (soap) struck bridge support, truss-type bridge collapsed, truck fell into river below. Highway closed. Driver ejected, injured. 1 injury, $250,000 PD Truckdriver distracted, using CB radio prior to collision with bridge support.