Analysis of Risk Factors in Severity of Rural Truck Crashes [Project Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Vachal, Kimberly
• Corporate Creators:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute ; North Dakota State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  North Dakota. Department of Transportation ; Mountain-Plains Consortium ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Truck crashes
  • Crash severity
  • Risk management
  • Injury severity
  • Crash data
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 16-308
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  North Dakota ; United States
• Edition:
  Project Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  Results identify three to seven statistically significant risk factors from among 13 selected for the models. These included: seat belt use, alcohol/drug involvement, head-on collision impact, rollover event, failure to yield/stop, weather, intersection, curve, and multiple-truck involvement. Seat belt use was a significant predictor for severe injury likelihood in all models. Failure to stop or yield, rollover event, multiple truck involvement, curves and intersections were associated with increased likelihood for severe-injury to truck drivers. Severe injury to other drivers in truck-involved crashes was associated with alcohol or drug involvement, head-on and sideswipe collisions, rollover events, weather, and distracted driving.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67953/dot_67953_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 401.33 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:858fbbdc28c124df1acf13ba675ecaae29a8b69f4b573501906498ae4cb030b3