* Kansas - Researchers sift through crash statistics
Topeka,KS,USA -Fleet Owner, by Deborah Whistler -Jul. 2, 2012: -- Study finds that noon to 3 p.m. is most likely time for incidents while majority of crashes occur during daylight without any weather-related factors...
More truck crashes occur during the day and nearly three-quarters involve the driver failing to give the proper time and attention to the task at hand. That is the conclusion of the first phase of a research project by two Kansas State University civil engineers studying five year’s worth of crash statistics in Kansas.
The researchers are looking at crashes involving commercial trucks in hopes of making highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks... Other causes contributing to truck crashes included:
- Environmental-related, such as animals or rain – 13%
- Road-related, such as ice or wet asphalt — 7.8%
- Vehicle-related, such as falling cargo or defective brakes — 6.1%
Additionally, researchers found:
* Nearly 78% of truck-crashes happened during daylight and with no adverse weather conditions like rain or snow.
* A majority of the truck crashes happened between noon and 3 p.m.
* More truck crashes happened in locations with a high speed limit.
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