Semester
Fall
Date of Graduation
2000
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Committee Chair
Gary Winn
Committee Co-Chair
Hema Siriwardane.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify methods to improve commercial carrier crash data in West Virginia including coal trucks. All organizations and agencies involved with commercial carrier safety need ready access to basic data describing the crash-involved operator, vehicle, and environment. Such data are necessary to any programmatic or engineering countermeasures. The basic approach used to accomplish the research objectives involved a series of regional meetings where law enforcement personnel expressed their opinions about ways to improve commercial vehicle crash data quality. These results were then weighted and prioritized. The top five solutions generated at these meetings were: (1) In-Service Training; (2) Training at West Virginia State Police Academy; (3) "Cheat Sheet"; (4) On-Site Fatal Team available for crashes involving commercial vehicles and (5) Roll Call Materials.
Recommended Citation
Gillespie, Kris Sean, "Improving commercial vehicle crash data quality in West Virginia" (2000). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 1072.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/1072