This VTI report presents the work to make a FullCar model with the aim to produce a more realistic view of the movements of a vehicle travelling on a normal road. The benefits of a more realistic vehicle model are that indices with a higher correlation to drivers’ and passengers’ experience can be made. A relatively high correlation between International Roughness Index (IRI) and the drivers’ estimations of road condition has been shown earlier. A FullCar model should, however, give more detailed information about the effect of the road surface on the vehicle. A truck model could, for example, be used to find sections with dangerous cross fall. (Author/publisher) This report may be accessed by Internet users at http://www.vti.se/en/publications/traffic-safety-effects-due-to-an-intr…
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