FMCSA seeks comments for new large-truck crash causation study

From Transport Topics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 14 issued a formal request for public comment on how best to design and conduct a major study to identify factors contributing to all large-truck fatal, injury and tow-away crashes. The Large Truck Crash Causal Factors Study would replace a 15-year-old crash causation study…

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From Transport Topics.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 14 issued a formal request for public comment on how best to design and conduct a major study to identify factors contributing to all large-truck fatal, injury and tow-away crashes.

The Large Truck Crash Causal Factors Study would replace a 15-year-old crash causation study that the agency has used to buttress some of its policy decisions.

The information request seeks information on how best to balance sample representativeness, comprehensive data sources, ranges of crash types and cost-efficiency.

The request also notes that the study’s methodology should address the use of onboard electronic systems that can generate information about speeding, lane departure, and hard braking. In addition, the study should be designed to yield information that will help FMCSA and the truck safety community identify activities and other measures likely to lead to significant reductions in the frequency, severity and crash rate involving commercial motor vehicles, the pre-publication announcement said.

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