SIDE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEMS FOR TRANSIT BUSES: FUNCTIONAL GOALS

The paper describes a project to design side collision warning systems for transit buses. The development of functional goals or changes to the situation that would help eliminate or significantly reduce these types of incidents is a critical step in the development of functional specifications for side collision warning systems. Described are the "functional goals" that are based on an analysis of the circumstances and factors that precede and contribute to transit bus incidents. Based on a qualitative assessment of the effectiveness of a side collision warning system and an analysis of the type of incidents addressed by such a system, over 40% of Port Authority of Allegheny County Transit incidents may be positively impacted by a side collision warning system on transit buses.

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

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Duggins, D
  • McNeil, S
  • Mertz, C
  • Thorpe, C
  • Yata, T
• 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: 12p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent vehicles; Performance based specifications; Safety; Side crashes; Transit buses; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
• Uncontrolled Terms: Collision warning systems
• Geographic Terms: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00936284
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2003 12:00AM