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Title:

Interstate Highway Crash Injuries During Winter Snow and Non-Snow Events

Abstract:

This paper compares crashes and injuries reported during winter snow events to those during equivalent winter non-snow events in Iowa. A significant increase was observed when winter snow event injury and non-injury crash rates were compared to equivalent winter non-snow injuries and crash rates. Another finding was that crashes during snow events were less injurious compared to equivalent non-snow event crashes. Snow event crash data were then analyzed to study the effects of storm-specific characteristics on injury occurrence. Includes review of past literature.

Source(s):

80th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Iowa State University. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2001

Author:

Khattak, Knapp

Keywords:


Crashes
Safety

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