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Study - USA - Complete truck crash, now available
WASHINGTON,DC.USA -Today's Trucking -18 July 2006: -- The Large Truck Crash Causation Study announced by U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this past spring is now available to the public... The three-year data collection project conducted by FMCSA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), found that driver behavior -- not other factors such as weather, road conditions, and vehicle performance -- is more likely to be the cause of a crash involving large trucks and other vehicles... The study also found that passenger car drivers were more likely at fault than truck drivers in those cases... The study further examines driver factors such as use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, speeding, fatigue, inattention, distractions, work environment, and unfamiliarity with the road... (The complete report can be downloaded at this URL: http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/ltccs/default.asp or clicking on the link at the bottom of this page)
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