Final answer:
The question either pertains to structural failures or traffic crashes. For structural failures, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge serves as an example where resonance led to collapse. For traffic crashes, rear-end and side-swipe collisions are common near taper and channeling devices.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question regards the types of crashes that occur frequently near taper and channeling devices. This seems to refer to traffic engineering and road safety context where these devices are used to guide traffic through a construction zone or other temporary changes to road layouts. However, the example given about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in 1940 relates more to a structural failure due to resonant frequency oscillation and a decrease in damping, rather than to traffic crashes. If the student is asking about crashes due to structural failures, the bridge collapse serves as an extreme example of what can happen when a structure enters into resonance. Otherwise, if the question is about traffic crashes, then typically rear-end collisions and side-swipe collisions are common near taper and channeling devices, as they can cause driver confusion and reduced vehicle separation.