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SECONDARY CRASHES: AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF ROADWAY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
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1997
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Primary IncidentsEngineeringDriver BehaviorAccident InvestigationSecondary CrashSafety ScienceTransport AccidentSystems EngineeringInjury PreventionPublic HealthSecondary CrashesTransportation EngineeringEpidemiologyEmergency Medicine
This artaicle show when secondary crashes are likely to occur and what classes of incidents were most likely to be related. In general, one third of all crashes classed as secondary occurred within 200 meters of the initial event and most within the time required to handle that event. Additionally, crashes represented approximately 60 percent of the primary incidents. Disabled vehicles and police citing motorists for traffic violations represented most of the remaining causes. Finally, the article identifies potential countermeasures which reduce the likelihood of external distractions affecting the driver and leading to the secondary crash.