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National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey: Report to Congress.

PB2009103608

Publication Date	2008
Page Count	47
Abstract	Understanding the events leading up to a motor vehicle crash is crucial in preventing the crash from occurring in the first place. With that objective, the U.S. Congress authorized the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U. S. Department of Transportation to conduct a National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS). NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) has completed a nationwide survey of crashes involving light passenger vehicles, with a focus on the factors related to pre-crash events--a survey of critical importance to the stakeholders in traffic safety. A sound methodology, which has been reviewed by a panel of experts, was used for this purpose. A nationally representative sample of crashes was investigated from 2005 to 2007. NMVCCS ceased investigating crashes on December 31, 2007. The data collected through the investigated crashes will better equip NHTSA and other safety advocates to evaluate and develop vehicle-related crash avoidance technologies.
Keywords	Motor vehicle accidents Surveys Accident prevention Traffic safety Crash avoidance Passenger vehicles Accident investigations Reporting Congress Statistical data National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS)
Source Agency	Highway Traffic Safety
Corporate Authors	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200907

National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey: Report to Congress.

National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey: Report to Congress.
PB2009103608

Publication Date	2008
Page Count	47
Abstract	Understanding the events leading up to a motor vehicle crash is crucial in preventing the crash from occurring in the first place. With that objective, the U.S. Congress authorized the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U. S. Department of Transportation to conduct a National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS). NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) has completed a nationwide survey of crashes involving light passenger vehicles, with a focus on the factors related to pre-crash events--a survey of critical importance to the stakeholders in traffic safety. A sound methodology, which has been reviewed by a panel of experts, was used for this purpose. A nationally representative sample of crashes was investigated from 2005 to 2007. NMVCCS ceased investigating crashes on December 31, 2007. The data collected through the investigated crashes will better equip NHTSA and other safety advocates to evaluate and develop vehicle-related crash avoidance technologies.
Keywords	Motor vehicle accidents Surveys Accident prevention Traffic safety Crash avoidance Passenger vehicles Accident investigations Reporting Congress Statistical data National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey (NMVCCS)
Source Agency	Highway Traffic Safety
Corporate Authors	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200907