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Title: ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF TRUCK COLLISION WARNING SYSTEMS
Accession Number: 00742022
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Collision warning devices are automatic systems to warn drivers when a potentially dangerous situation occurs, and thus allow the driver to take corrective actions. This paper addresses the potential economic value of warning truck drivers of dangerous maneuvers or danger due to failure to make a maneuver. The central issue addressed by the research is the value of warning the driver when he or she is making or about to make an unintentional lane change or roadway departure. Such unintentional lane changes are a symptom of drowsiness and inattentiveness. Also evaluated were the potential benefits of warning the driver in several other potentially dangerous situations. The lack of exposure information in publicly available databases was one of the difficulties found in attempts to analyze the per mile cost of accidents by maneuver. To accomplish this analysis, a database was created to support the estimation of accident cost by accident type using accident records over a three-year period from six truckload motor carriers. Together, the six motor carriers accounted for almost 350 million miles of truck travel during the three-year period with 264 accidents. The analysis found that a collision warning system which alerted a driver to a potential accident due to an unintentional lane change or roadway departure only was not likely to be cost effective. However, a system which could warn of potentially hazardous situations when other maneuvers are being made (e.g., longitudinal warning in addition to warning during lateral maneuvers) could be very beneficial.
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Monograph Accession #: 00742013
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: York, JMaze, T HPagination: p. 46-50
Publication Date: 1997-7
Serial: Conference:
11th Equipment Management Workshop
Location:
Syracuse, New York Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I81: Accident Statistics
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 31 1997 12:00AM
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