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Comparison of passenger vehicle and tmck crash rates on toll roads.
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| Author | Preusser, Bv David E. Stein, Howard S. |
| Abstract | rates based on mileage indicate that truck crash rates are lower than car crash rates, but that truck crashes are more severe. In 1978 the overall U.S. crash rate for cars was estimated at 8.2 accidents per million vehicle-miles of travel; for large trucks (including combinations) the rate was 4.7 per million vehicle-miles, and for combination trucks (e.g., tractor-trailers, trucktrailers) it was 6.0 per million vehiclemiles.’ However, truck involvement in fatal crashes has been consistently higher than passenger vehicle involvement (see, for example, Jones, et al.’). In |
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| Subject Keyword | Toll Road Tmck Crash Rate Passenger Vehicle Car Crash Rate Truck Crash Truck Involvement Combination Truck Overall U.s. Crash Rate Mileage Indicate Fatal Crash Truck Crash Rate Large Truck Vehicle Involvement |
| Content Type | Text |