APPLICATION OF SIMULATION TO ASSEMENT OF COMPONENT CHANGES ON REAR END HIGHWAY ACCIDENT

THIS PAPER ILLUSTRATES THE SIMULATION METHOD OF EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF SYSTEM COMPONENT CHANGES ON HIGHWAY CRASH REDUCTON. THE EVALUATION PROCEDURE PRESENTED USES OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMPONENT AS INPUT, AND COMPARES THE PERFORMANCE OF ALTERNATIVE COMPONENTS IN EMERGENCY TRAFFIC CONFLICT SITUATIONS. IT IS SHOWN THAT MONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF THE MODEL MAY BE AN EFFICIENT TECHNIQUE FOR COMPARING COMPONENT ALTERNATIVES. THE EXAMPLES PRESENTED INVOLVE (1) THE EMERGENCY BRAKING CAPABILITIES OF TWO POPULATIONS OF VEHICLES IN EMERGENCY CAR-FOLLOWING SITUATIONS, AND (2) TWO SITUATIONS, AND (2) TWO DIFFERENT REAR LIGHTING SYSTEMS. /TS/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • 1 APP
• Authors:
  • Carlson, W L
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1-14
• Serial:
  • Transportation Science
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • ISSN: 0041-1655
  • Serial URL: http://transci.journal.informs.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Car following; Crash injury research; Crashes; Rear end crashes; Rear lighting; Research; Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Brake capacity; Rear lights
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221679
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1972 12:00AM