FIELD OF VIEW REQUIREMENTS DIRECTLY BEHIND TRUCKS AND BUSES

THE BLIND AREA DIRECTLY BEHIND MANY SMALL TRUCKS AND MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES AND ALMOST ALL LARGE TRUCKS AND BUSES WAS INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE INFORMATION ELEMENTS THE DRIVER NEEDS TO REDUCE THE DRIVING RISK FOR VARIOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS. ACCIDENT DATA, DRIVERS EVALUATION OF RISK AND INFORMATION NEEDS, AND VEHICLE USE PATTERNS OBTAINED FROM RIDING WITH TRUCK AND BUS DRIVERS WERE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE HOW THE BLIND AREA INCREASES THE DRIVING RISK FOR BACKING, TURNING (INCLUDING LANE CHANGES, MERGES, ENTERING, AND EXITING EXPRESSWAYS), SLOWING, AND STOPPING IN THAT ORDER. APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILLION YEARLY TRUCK ACCIDENTS COULD BE PREVENTED GIVEN A SYSTEM EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING REAR BLIND AREA INFORMATION. TECHNIQUES DISCUSSED ARE TV SYSTEMS, CLOSING RATE SENSORS (DOPPLER RADAR), AND PROXIMITY SENSORS (ACOUSTICS). /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No DOT-HS-112-1-162
• Corporate Authors:

  Ail Division/cutler-hammer

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• Authors:
  • REISS, M L
  • Lunenfeld, H
  • MORTON, G W
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 185 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic equipment; Buses; Doppler navigation; Field of vision; Rearview mirrors; Sensors; Television; Trailers; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field of view
• Old TRIS Terms: Doppler system; Rear view
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224056
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM