Working Group to Consider New Post-Accident Crash Data Elements for Tow-Away Crashes (FAST Act - § 5306)
The working group considered requiring additional data elements in post-accident reports for reportable tow-away crashes involving CMVs, including: (1) The primary cause of the accident, if the primary cause can be determined; and (2) The physical characteristics of the CMV and any other vehicle involved in the accident, including: a) The vehicle configuration; b) The gross vehicle weight, if the weight can be readily determined; c) The number of axles; and d) The distance between axles, if the distance can be readily determined.
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Supplemental Notes:
- A subcommittee was first established within the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. This group met telephonically on March 30, 2016, and in-person on April 26, 2016. The working group was restructured as the Post-Accident Reporting (PAR) Advisory Committee in October 2016. The PAR Advisory Committee held public meetings December 6-7, 2016, and submitted recommendations to FMCSA December 15, 2016.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Valentine, Scott
- Start Date: 20160300
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Crash data; Crashes; Gross vehicle weight; Recommendations; Transportation; Truck crashes
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01626328
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 22 2017 11:47AM