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RTSSC Research Reports |
| Title: | Truck Crash Facts |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Type: | Issue Brief |
Trucks are an important mode of economic connectivity in rural states like North Dakota. The size/mass difference between 80,000 pound trucks and 4,000 pound passenger vehicles, along with operational differences such as acceleration/deceleration times and turning radiuses, heighten risk for crash events.
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