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The safety of roadside responders is often placed in jeopardy by the potential dangers posed by passing vehicles. To develop and implement effective protection measures for roadside responders, comprehensive safety data is essential. Traditional methods relying on crash data to identify incidents involving roadside responders, such as struck-by or secondary crashes, provide some information about […]
When a vehicle breaks down or a minor crash has occurred, drivers and their families can become stranded on the side of the highway as traffic speeds past. Roadside assistance providers courageously dedicate themselves to helping motorists during this time of great vulnerability, often placing themselves in harm’s way to ensure that others are able […]
Roadside assistance providers such as motor vehicle towing personnel, mobile mechanics, and safety service patrollers often work on or alongside highways to help motorists stranded due to vehicle breakdowns or crashes. This places them at risk of being struck by passing vehicles. Research is needed to understand the circumstances of crashes in which roadside assistance […]