FMCSA looks to update truck crash causation study

摘要

In an effort to revise a nearly 20-year-old study on the causes of large truck crashes, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting information about how to collect crash data most effectively for an updated study. The agency conducted a large truck crash causation study from 2001 to 2003 that gave insight into the factors that contribute to crashes involving at least one commercial vehicle. The results found that driver-related action or inaction was the critical reason for crashes assigned to large trucks. FMCSA said that with changes in technology, vehicle safety, driver behavior and roadway design since the original study was conducted, it is looking to update its findings. The agency said the new study will help it identify factors that are contributing to the recent growth in fatal large truck crashes and in both injury and property damage-only crashes.