Benefits estimation for selected collision avoidance systems.

Author(s)
Najm, W.G. & Burgett, A.L.
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Abstract

This paper presents safety benefits of three collision avoidance systems in terms of the number of crashes that might be avoided. The results were estimated in a recent preliminary study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation. The three selected systems address rear-end, lane change, and single vehicle roadway departure crashes which accounted for about 3.14 million police-reported crashes in the U.S. in 1994. A basic methodology was developed and applied to each of the three systems, using experimental data from driving simulator studies and on-road tests where subjects drove with and without the assistance of a collision avoidance system in a variety of driving situations and surrounding conditions. Collectively, the three systems have the potential to reduce about 1.8 million police-reported crashes annually in the U.S. based on 1994 crash statistics.

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C 13722 (In: C 13302 CD-ROM) /73 /91 / IRRD 491919
Source

In: Mobility for everybody : proceedings of the fourth world congress on Intelligent Transport Systems ITS, Berlin, 21-24 October 1997, Paper No. 1022, 9 p., 11 ref.

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