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Title: FIELD OF VIEW DIRECTLY BEHIND LARGE TRUCKS AND BUSES
Accession Number: 00134872
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: This paper summarizes the research performed during a study for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The blind area directly behind small trucks, multipurpose vehicles, large trucks, and buses was investigated to determine the rear-view information that a driver needs to reduce accident risk for various driving situations. Accident data, driver evaluation of risk and information needs, and vehicle use patterns obtained from riding with truck and bus drivers were used to determine that the blind area increases driving risk most for backing, turning (including making lane changes, mergin, and entering and exiting expressways), slowing, and stopping, in that order. Several state-of-the-art techniques have the potential to eliminate the blind area behind various vehicles. Based on a survey of manufacturer information and devices, a comparison was made of the alternative techniques by criteria such as potential effectiveness in the operational environment, cost maintainabilty, and availability. It was concluded that the use of an effective rear-vision system would be beneficial for several of the types of vehicles considered. The techniques that appear most promising are television systems, closing rate sensors (doppler radar), and proximity (acoustic) sensors. The primary recommendation was to perform selected tests and demonstrations of readily available existing systems on certain vehicles and under certain conditions to supplement the system analysis of the study with experimental data.
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Vehicle Characteristics. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Accession #: 01411420
Authors: Reiss, Martin LLunenfeld, HaroldPagination: pp 93-105
Publication Date: 1976
Serial: Conference:
54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia ISBN: 0309024722
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
(2)
; References
(17)
; Tables
(8)
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 4 1976 12:00AM
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