Trucks involved in fatal accidents codebook 2007 (Version November 18, 2009)

Special Report, Task AVersion November 18, 2009This report provides documentation for UMTRI’s file of Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents (TIFA), 2007, including distributions of the code values for each variable in the file. The 2007 TIFA file is a census of all medium and heavy trucks involved in a fatal accident in the United States. The TIFA database provides coverage of all medium and heavy trucks recorded in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) file. TIFA combines vehicle, accident, and occupant records from FARS with information about the physical configuration and operating authority of the truck from the TIFA survey.Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminstration, Washington, D.Chttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/64489/1/48532 A51.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/64489/3/48532_A51.pd