{"product_id":"truck-safety-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289066826","title":"Truck Safety: The Safety of Longer Combination Vehicles Is Unknown: Rced-92-66","description":"Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the safety of longer combination vehicles (LCV), focusing on the: (1) current extent of LCV use; (2) results of LCV safety studies; and (3) major operational characteristics that affect LCV safety. \u003cbr\u003e GAO found that: (1) 20 states allow LCV operation, but they have different restrictions on the types of LCV allowed, the routes on which they can operate, their length, and their weight; (2) LCV safety studies have reached very different conclusions, with some studies finding that multiple-trailer trucks are less likely to be involved in accidents than single-trailer trucks, while other research indicates that multiple-trailer trucks are more likely to be involved in accidents; (3) a lack of adequate truck data and different study methodologies contributed to different research conclusions; (4) LCV safety tests indicate that multiple trailers are more apt to sway than single trailers, require a wider turn path, and are more likely to travel out of their lane; (5) LCV operational characteristics are affected by LCV type, the driver, load distribution, equipment used, and road conditions; and (6) projections of an increase in traffic density and a shortage of experienced truck drivers could impact future LCV safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1289066825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781289066826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.13d","brand":"U. S. Government Accountability Office (","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611414937855,"sku":"9781289066826","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0ba1ac1-b2d8-414d-9e36-f7ee866794e0.jpg?v=1764513730","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truck-safety-u-s-government-accountability-office-9781289066826","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}