Traffic safety of heavy vehicles (accident analysis, accident reconstruction).

Author(s)
Kofalvi, G. & Vincze-Pap, S.
Year
Abstract

This paper provides an overview of safety situations of commercial vehicles on the basis of databank concerning more than 4500 accidents. Different safety points of view are analysed and evaluated. A special accident reconstruction program (CARAT) is interpreted which is able to solve the traffic and accident questions in practical approach. It summarises conclusions and proposals on road safety of heavy vehicles in Europe.

Publication

Library number
C 21819 (In: C 20346 CD-ROM) /81 /91 / ITRD E112917
Source

In: Proceedings of the seventeenth International Technical Conference on Enhanced Safety of Vehicles ESV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 4-7, 2001, 7 p., 7 ref.

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