North Carolina Crash Report Instruction Manual - NHTSA

_____________________________________________________________________________________________13. Other Non-Collision - Injury or damage involving only the motor vehicle that is of a noncollisionnature.Includes: Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning by a motor vehicle in transport.Breakage of any part of the motor vehicle, resulting in injury or further damage.Explosion of any part of the motor vehicle. Fire starting in the motor vehicle. Falling orjumping from the motor vehicle. Occupant hit by an object in, or thrown against themotor vehicle. Injury or damage from a moving part of the motor vehicle. Object fallingfrom, or in the motor vehicle. Striking a hole or bump in the roadway, etc.Excludes: Carbon monoxide poisoning in a motor vehicle not in transport.Injury or damage resulting from a fight between occupants, cigarette burns, discharge ofa firearm in the motor vehicle, working on a motor vehicle not in transport, etc.Collision of Motor Vehicle With14. Pedestrian - is any collision involving a motor vehicle in transport and a pedestrian.Includes: Person afoot, sitting, lying, or working upon a land way or place.Person in or operating a pedestrian conveyance.Excludes: Person boarding or alighting from another conveyance, except a pedestrianconveyance.Person in the process of jumping or falling from a motor vehicle in transport.15. Pedalcyclist - includes devices known as bicycles, pedalcycles, unicycles and sidecarsor trailers attached to these devices. All of which are moved by human power in acollision involving a motor vehicle in transport.Includes: Includes any of the following devices in transport:BicycleTricycleUnicycleTrailers or sidecars attached to any of the above devices.Excludes: Pedalcycle towed by motor vehicle, including:HitchingUnoccupied pedalcycleGeneral: A pedalcyclist is any person riding upon a pedalcycle or in a sidecar attachedto the pedalcycle.A stopped pedalcycle is considered to be in transport if in readiness for transport, suchas stopped at a stop sign, traffic light, or waiting in traffic for any reason, if attended, andthe pedalcyclist need not be occupying the riding saddle, but not pushing the pedalcycle.A coasting pedalcycle with rider is in transport.If the motor vehicle and pedalcycle are in transport, which one does the actualstriking is immaterial.16. Railway Vehicle (train, engine) - is any collision involving a motor vehicle in transportand a railway train or railway vehicle._____________________________________________________________________________________________Page 52North Carolina DMV-349 Crash Report Instruction Manual