The nature and extent of accidents with heavy vehicles: trucks and buses, is studied. Two earlier reports describe how heavy vehicles function in traffic, and present global data on accidents with heavy vehicles in the Netherlands, Europe and the United States. From these two studies a list is set up of problems which heavy vehicles can experience in traffic and which have caused accidents. The list of problems is the basis for the study described here into accidents with heavy vehicles in the Netherlands. The main conclusion is that differences in the results of accidents between heavy vehicles and cars can be explained for a great part in an acceptable way by the differences in exposition. The greater part of fatal accidents of heavy vehices can be explained mainly by the bad collision characteristics of heavy vehicles. Accidents with heavy vehicles are mostly fatal accidents. Mainly not for the vehicle occupants of the heavy vehicle, but for the other collision partner.
Vergelijkende Analyse van Ongevallen met Zware Voertuigen (Comparative Analysis of Accidents with Heavy Vehicles)
1989
48 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Transportation Safety , Accident studies , Vehicle accidents , Accident analysis , Heavy duty vehicLes , Accidents by vehicle size , Netherlands , Truck accidents , Fatalities , Injury severity , Accident statistics , Road conditions , Accident factors , Bus accidents , Vehicle collisions , Vehicle design. , Foreign technology