PRELIMINARY PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR A REAR IMPACT COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM (RICWS) FOR TRANSIT BUSES

Rear impact collision warning systems (RICWS) are designed to provide warnings that reduce the number of incidents of following vehicles striking the rear end of the host vehicle. The warnings are meant to warn the driver of a following vehicle that immediate action may be necessary to avoid a crash with the host vehicle. This preliminary specification enumerates the functional, performance, and environmental requirements and specifications for a rear impact collision warning system suitable for installation on transit buses operating on urban routes. Following these specifications a set of evaluation criteria are defined, in the form of specific operational tests to conduct on the system to confirm that the system will meet the functional and performance goals described in this paper.

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  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 25p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00936281
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Jan 3 2003 12:00AM