Author: John Michael SullivanPublisher:
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The Influence of Rear Turn Signal Characteristics on Crash Risk
Author: John Michael SullivanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
The Effectiveness of Amber Rear Turn Signals for Reducing Rear Impacts
Author: National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationPublisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781492774907
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This purpose of this report is to determine the effect of rear turn signal color on the likelihood of being involved in a rear-end crash. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 allows rear turn signals to be either red or amber in color. Previous work on this subject includes laboratory experiments and analyses of crash data that suggest amber rear turn signals are beneficial. The present study was designed around the concept of “switch pairs” – make-models of passenger vehicles were identified that had switched rear turn signal color, and crash involvement rates were computed before and after the switch.
Visibility and Rear-end Collisions Involving Light Vehicles and Trucks
Author: John M. SullivanPublisher:
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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Rear-end collisions predominantly occur in the daytime under clear, unobstructed viewing conditions and usually involve a lead vehicle that is stopped at the time of collision. These facts suggest that driver inattention plays a significant causal role in rear-end collisions, and mitigation efforts have therefore focused largely on development of warning technologies to alert drivers of an impending crash. However, we note that this pattern of crash data should not lead to the conclusion that drivers have special difficulty avoiding rear-end collisions in broad daylight. Nor should it be concluded that other “environmental” factors do not influence driving behavior to increase rear-end crash risk. Crash frequency is determined both by the inherent risk in the driving task and by the frequency of driver exposure to conditions in which a crash is possible. When exposure level is equated across conditions which differ in ambient light level, we find that rear-end collisions appear to be more than twice as likely in darkness as in daylight, and are more influenced by light level than are either side-impact collisions or front-endcollisions. An examination of vehicle type and role in rear-end crashes revealed that the incidence of fatal rear-end crashes involving a struck truck is nearly 9 times more likely in darkness than in light, suggesting that trucks are particularly difficult to see at night.
The Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Road Accidents
Author: I. S. JonesPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483157474
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The Effect of Vehicle Characteristics on Road Accidents investigates whether vehicle characteristics related to handling and stability contribute to road accidents. Using multiple regression analysis, this book addresses driver and vehicle effects separately in order to define both the magnitude of the handling/accident causation problem as well as the relative importance of the various performance measures. This monograph is comprised of six chapters and begins with detailed studies of accidents to determine the circumstances which lead to loss of control or overturning of a car on the road, and which accidents are likely to be influenced by the handling and stability characteristics of cars. Accident rates for these types of accident are then examined for the more popular models of car. Measures of vehicle handling and stability related to accident rates are also discussed. This text will be a useful resource for motorists and road engineers as well as transportation officials.
Measurement of Effectiveness of Rear-turn-signal Systems in Reducing Vehicle Accidents from an Analysis of Actual Accident Data
Author: G. W. TaylorPublisher:
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Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Global Status Report on Road Safety
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Category : Crash injuries
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Approximately 1.3 million people die each year on the world's roads, and between 20 and 50 million sustain non-fatal injuries. The Global status report on road safety is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey. The results show that road traffic injuries remain an important public health problem, particularly for low-income and middle-income countries. Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists make up almost half of those killed on the roads, highlighting the need for these road users to be given more attention in road safety programmes. The results suggest that in many countries road safety laws need to be made more comprehensive while enforcement should be strengthened. The Global status report on road safety results clearly show that significantly more action is needed to make the world's roads safer. [Ed.]
Report
Author: Lane Change/merge Crashes: Problem Size Assessment and Statistical Description
Author: J.-S. WangPublisher:
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Category : Traffic accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
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