Horse and Buggy Crash Study I: Common Crash Scenarios between a Motor Vehicle and the Amish / Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggy

Horse and Buggy Crash Study I: Common Crash Scenarios between a Motor Vehicle and the Amish / Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggy

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Horse and buggy transportation is spreading as rapidly as its Amish and Old Order Mennonite cougar bait shirt users are, as are buggy crashes with motor vehicles.This study examines the primary causes of 76 reported horse and buggy crashes in Pennsylvania in 2006.The main crash types identified include a motorist rear-ending a forward-moving buggy, a motorist striking the buggy while attempting to pass, buggy struck while crossing an intersection, and buggy struck while making a left turn.

While causative factors varied, major factors include the motorist or buggy driver incorrectly comprehending speed differentials, the motorist acting carelessly around the buggy, and miscommunication gator mini bone between the motorist and buggy driver.Within these crash types, buggy conspicuity was not commonly a potential cause.