North Carolina Crash Report Instruction Manual - NHTSA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________Motor Vehicle StatusThe following examples are illustrative of the “use of concept” in determining motor vehiclestatus of the device or motor vehicle at the time of the crash:1. A registered motor vehicle is being drawn by a team of horses upon a city street: It isother road vehicle (animal harnessed to a conveyance).2. A registered motor vehicle is being used to draw a breaking plow engaged in breakingground on a farm: It is machinery (farm) while engaged in plowing.3. A registered truck hauling concrete (transit-mix) is engaged in discharging or spreadingits load of concrete at a road construction site: It is machinery (road construction) whileengaged in discharging or spreading its load of concrete.4. A motorized highway grader, under its own power, is moving from one work place toanother, upon a public way: It is a motor vehicle in transport.5. A road roller, under its own power, is engaged in compacting road materials on atrafficway under construction: It is machinery (road construction) while engaged incompacting road materials or otherwise moving at the construction site.6. A farm tractor is engaged in hauling a trailer load of corn on a farm, upon a private place:It is a motor vehicle in transport.7. A snowmobile is being driven, under its own power, in a state park for recreationalpurposes: It is a motor vehicle in transport.8. An army tank is being moved, under its own power, from the firing range to the motorpool, upon a land way of a military post: It is a motor vehicle in transport.9. A registered truck, with a blade attached for plowing snow, is engaged in plowing snowfrom a trafficway: It is machinery (road maintenance) while engaged in plowing snow.10. A riding, motorized lawn mower, under its own power, is being driven from one home toanother, upon a city street: It is a motor vehicle in transport.MOTOR VEHICLEDriverless Motor VehicleA driverless motor vehicle, though previously parked, or a motor vehicle out of control whilebeing towed or pushed, is considered to be a motor vehicle in transport. Also, an abandonedmotor vehicle, upon a roadway, is considered to be a motor vehicle in transport. This principledoes not apply to such devices as farm or industrial machinery, highway graders, constructionmachinery, or similar devices which are not in use at the time of the crash for transport.Form ___ of ___Indicate which page this form represents from the total number of forms comprising this crashreport, such as 1 of 1, 1 of 2, etc. The DMV-349 is designed to capture driver/non-motorist andvehicle information for two units in a crash. If a crash involves more than two units, subsequentDMV-349 forms would be required, depending on the number of units.The DMV-349 is designed to only record information for a single commercial motor vehicle(CMV) on the form. For instances where two or more CMVs are involved in the same crash, asecond DMV-349 must be submitted with the appropriate information for subsequent CMVs._____________________________________________________________________________________________North Carolina DMV-349 Crash Report Instruction Manual Page 21