Safety Management
Vehicle Management
Accidents

Advice for the fleet manager who is responsible for operations that include fifteen-passenger vans

If you have an accident, what to do

Full text of a manual on highway accident prevention

Exerpts from a basic vehicle accident investigation manual - second edition

Text of the presentation of SAE Paper 97-097 by Brian G. McHenry

Determining lighting conditions when reconstructing a motor vehicle accident (pdf)

Study of the table of speed and stopping distances specified in the Code of Virginia

2008 report created by the National Highway Traffic Administration

Real photos and stories

How to tell if seat belts were in use

Truck engine manufacturers that use Electronic Control Modules (ECMs) to record crash data

United States and Canadian trials where evidence from a Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorder was introduced

Vehicles with an Event Data Recorder (EDR)

EDRs record the vehicle crash data and are becoming standard on many cars

Reviews state laws and case law related to Event Data Recorders

Federal Regulation (49CFR563) on Motor Vehicle Event Data Recorders

Access to NCSA-published reports on crashes

Find out how much revenue it takes to offset fleet accident costs

Contents of the vehicle accident fact kit

How to determine the on/off status of headlights and taillights after a motor vehicle accident

1996 Analysis of work zone accidents in the USA - summary report

Driver-Related Risk Factors for a Motor Vehicle Accident

The value of photographs for your motor vehicle accident insurance claim

What to do following a motor vehicle collision

Links to state statutes, with effective dates

Research center concentrating on vehicle crash research

The technical difficulties of trying to obtain photographic images of what a driver could see prior to impact

National Transportation Safety Board highway accident reports

As used in traffic crash and crime scene investigations

Study that analyzed rearend crashes

Automated cameras have been posted by law enforcement officials in some intersections

A chart highlighting appropriate stopping distances and sight detection

Describes how skid marks can be used to determine a vehicle's speed at impact

How accident vehicle speeds are determined in an accident reconstruction

Download state traffic crash report forms and any overlay code sheets applicable to that state

Technical articles written by a an expert in mechanical forensics on accident reconstruction

Driver inattention is a major contributor to highway crashes

The accelerator pedal stuck and caused an accident

Procedures used by the US Army

Reference library for technical articles related to traffic accident reconstruction

Full text of a large volume of documents on transportation accidents published by the US government

Includes sections on crash data information, rollover data, fire data, jackknife data, cargo shift data and more

Photos of crashes involving underride

Analysis of urban crashes

Calculate vehicle speed based on skid marks