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FMCSA plans new study on large truck crashes
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The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comments from the public and trucking industry stakeholders on how best to design and conduct a new study to identify factors contributing to large truck crashes.
The last comprehensive large truck crash causation study (LTCCS) was conducted more than 15 years ago.
The latest study should yield information that will help adopt measures to significantly reduce the crash rate, the agency said in an announcement published in the Federal Register.
It said the study will help improve its ability to:
• Evaluate crashes involving large trucks and
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The 2001-03 study provided valuable insight into the factors
which contribute to crashes involving at least one commer- cial motor vehicle.
A primary finding was that in the vast majority of crashes where the critical reason for the crash was assigned to the large truck, it was attributed to a driver-related action or inaction, the agency said.
It noted that since the first research, many changes in tech-
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Fatal crashes involving large trucks decreased until 2009 when they hit their lowest point in recent years (2,893 fatal crashes).
Since 2009, fatal crashes involving large trucks have steadi- ly increased to 4,415 fatal crashes in 2018, a 52.6% increase from 2009. And during 2016-18, fatal crashes rose 5.7%, the agency said.
“This study will help FMCSA identify factors that are con- tributing to the growth in fatal large truck crashes, and in both injury and property damage only (PDO) crashes. These factors will drive new initiatives to reduce crashes,” it added.
Comments must be received on or before March 16.
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