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Showing papers on "Rear-end collision published in 1972"


01 Dec 1972
TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of rear-end collisions involving two or more vehicles was carried out to assist in the development of VEHICLE marking and signaling systems, by associating the RELATIONIES of SUCH INJURY-PRODUCING COLLISIONS with the action of the vehicle being stuck.
Abstract: USING THE WASHTENAW COUNTY (MICHIGAN) ACCIDENT-DATA FILES, AN ANALYSIS OF REAR-END COLLISIONS INVOLVING TWO OR MORE VEHICLES WAS CARRIED OUT TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VEHICLE MARKING AND SIGNALING SYSTEMS, BY ASSOCIATING THE RELATIVE FREQUENCIES OF SUCH INJURY- PRODUCING COLLISIONS WITH THE ACTION OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK. ON COUNTY ROADS AND CITY STREETS, VEHICLES MOVING STRAIGHT OR STOPPING WERE STRUCK ABOUT FIVE TIMES AS OFTEN AS THOSE TURNING. ON LIMITED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS, VEHICLES WERE STRUCK MOST OFTEN WHEN MOVING STRAIGHT, WITH GREATER RELATIVE FREQUENCY AT NIGHT THAN DURING DAYTIME. AT NIGHT, PARKED VEHICLES WERE STRUCK MORE OFTEN THAN TURNING VEHICLES. BETTER MARKING OR SIGNALING FOR TURNING VEHICLES WAS INDICATED ON ROADS AND STREETS, WHILE DRIVER AIDS FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE VELOCITY, CLOSURE, AND DISTANCE ARE NEEDED ON LIMITED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS. THE RECOGNITION OF PARKED VEHICLES AT NIGHT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVE. /AUTHOR/

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