TRANSIT BUS FRONTAL COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM

The paper discusses the U.S. Department of Transportation Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) program with a goal to improve safety through the application of advanced technologies. The frontal collision warning function has been identified as one of the key safety improvement measures for the transit vehicle platform. Frontal collision, defined as a bus colliding with a vehicle in front of the bus, is a frequent incident in transit bus operations and the cause of property damage, personal injuries, and interruption to operation. The goals of the collision warning system (CWS) are: to address imminent crashes; to provide warnings for smoother maneuvering; and to provide warnings when a bus is too close to a forward vehicle.

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  • Corporate Authors:

    Federal Transit Administration

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    Washington, DC  United States  20590
  • Authors:
    • Wang, X
    • Lins, J
    • Chan, C Y
    • Johnston, S
    • Zhou, K
    • Steifeld, A
    • Hanson, M
    • Zhang, W B
  • Conference:
  • Publication Date: 2002

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Pagination: 138p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00936288
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Jan 3 2003 12:00AM