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Transcript of Office of Highway Safety Hampshire, Illinois October 1, 2003.
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Office of Highway Safety
Hampshire, IllinoisHampshire, Illinois
October 1, 2003
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IntroductionIntroduction
• Investigative staff• Parties to investigation• Sequence of events• Safety issues
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Parties to InvestigationParties to Investigation• Federal Highway Administration• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration• Illinois State Police• Illinois State Toll Highway Authority• International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike
Association• Goshen Coach • Ford Motor Company• Leisure Pursuit Charters, Inc.• Frontline Transportation Company• Hampshire Fire Department
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Hampshire-Marengo Toll PlazaHampshire-Marengo Toll Plaza
• Rear-end multivehicle collision
• 45-mph speed limit• Traffic moving less
than 10 mph
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Sequence of Events
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Vehicle DamageVehicle Damage
Freightliner tractor
Ford trailer
Pickup truck
Kenworth tractor
Top photos courtesy ISP
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Specialty BusSpecialty Bus
• Bus destroyed• Driver minor injury
– Air bag deployed– Wearing 3-pt seat
belt
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Specialty Bus PassengersSpecialty Bus Passengers
• 8 fatal• 4 serious injuries• 8 minor injuries• Ejections
– 4 partial– 2 full
• Lap belts available
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Safety IssuesSafety Issues
• Toll plaza design and lack of national design standards
• Prevention of rear-end accidents by collision warning systems
• Oversight of passenger carriers operating on revoked authority
• Vehicle incompatibility and heavy truck aggressivity
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