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Title:

Onboard Safety System Deployment Research: Synthesis of Research on Costs, Benefits, and User Requirements Associated with Motor Carrier Safety Technologies

Accession Number:

01152078

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This report consolidates and synthesizes the findings from six onboard safety systems (OSS) reports that were sponsored and managed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) and/or the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The research studies primarily focused on three types of OSS, including: forward collision warning systems; lane departure warning systems and roll stability control systems. The OSS studies covered the continuum of testing and evaluation through adoption and utilization, with an emphasis on empirical benefit-cost assessments and qualitative user issues and requirements. Finally, naturalistic field-testing research designs were developed in response to system and efficacy data gaps. Report findings suggest that, although there have been documented crash reduction benefits and cost-savings related to the investment in OSS, small carriers are lagging in the deployment process and all motor carriers in general would prefer to have more robust operational and impact data. Various factors were identified that influence a carrier’s decision to invest in the products, which primarily consisted of the need for replicable safety statistics, short-term return on investment and insurance discounts or tax credits for OSS investment. Finally the research documents discrete differences in adoption rates and user requirements based on operating sectors and fleet sizes.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-3405

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Pickett, Racquel
Murray, Dan
Flanigan, Chris

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

References (21) ; Tables (8)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Collision warning systems

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-3405

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 11:43AM