STUDIES OF ACCIDENT SCENARIOS FOR TRANSIT BUS FRONTAL COLLISIONS

Frontal collision is considered one of the most critical applications within the intelligent vehicle initiative (IVI) program. This paper provides an analysis of real world collision scenarios by reviewing an extensive list of accident situations from transit agencies. This analysis helps identify certain aspects of bus operating environment that are unique and significant. Also laid out is the foundation of scenario parsing by identifying the expected data patterns to be acquired by sensors placed on test vehicles. The collection of field data and the subsequent data dissection will serve as the basis for threat assessment in various traffic conditions and algorithm design for collision warning.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Authors:
  • Chan, C Y
  • Zhou, K
  • Wang, X Q
  • Zhang, W B
• Conference:
  • Technical Information on Transit IVI Projects
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Date: 2002-10-28 to 2002-10-29
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 9p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash avoidance systems; Crash investigation sites; Environment; Traffic characteristics; Transit buses
• Identifier Terms: Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
• Uncontrolled Terms: Collision warning systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00936275
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2003 12:00AM