Working Group to Consider New Post-Accident Crash Data Elements for Tow-Away Crashes (FAST Act - Section 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; (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; d) The distance between axles, if the distance can be readily determined.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $0.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Valentine, Scott

• Start Date: 20151204
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20161203

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Data analysis
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01656575
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 18 2018 9:23AM