Description:
The increasing use of double trailer trucks on the nation's highways has raised concerns about their safety, especially as compared to the more common single-trailer trucks. The purpose of this study was to examine the accident rate of double-trailer, often known as double-bottom trucks as compared to single-trailer trucks on the Snoqualmie Pass portion of Interstate-90. Unfortunately, accurate data concerning truck accidents and truck volumes could not be developed from current data sources.
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Date Published:
September, 1987
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Publication Number:
WA-RD 134.1
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Last Modified:
August 30, 2007
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Author:
Edward D. McCormack.
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Originator:
Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)
- # of Pages: 9 p., 229 KB (PDF)
- Subject: Accident analysis, Accident rates, Data collection, Highway safety, Tractor trailer combinations, Traffic volume, Truck accidents, Truck drivers, Truck traffic, Trucking safety, Trucks.
- Keywords: Accidents, double-bottom trucks, double-trailer trucks, single-trailer trucks, trucking, truck safety, I-90, Snoqualmie Pass.
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This abstract was last modified April 29, 2008