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The increasing volume of traffic on highways can result in dangerous situations when vehicles are changing lanes. The Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) program, a major intelligent transportation systems (ITS) initiative, seeks to revolutionize transportation by creating an enabling communication infrastructure. The VII based technologies can be applied for preventing collisions associated with lane changes. In this paper, a VII based Highway Lane Change Warning System (HLCWS) is designed and tested in a designed urban highway scenario by driving simulator experiments. The test results show that this system will help drivers avoid unsafe lane changes and that the system has the potential to reduce collisions. According to a survey of the tested drivers, the system is easy for drivers to use and helpful in making safe lane changes.

01120148

09-2400

English

19p

2009

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (6) ; References (12) ; Tables (4)

Driver information systems; Driving simulators; Highway capacity; Intelligent transportation systems; Lane changing; Safety; Traffic safety; Traffic volume; Warning systems

Vehicle infrastructure integration

Crash prevention

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-2400

TRIS, TRB

Jan 30 2009 6:45PM