Criteria for the automatic operation of stop lamps: volume 2: final report appendices

TRL Limited (TRL) was commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT) to investigate possible criteria for the automatic activation of stop lamps. There were two main objectives for this study. The first was to investigate the effects of the automatic activation of stop lamps on driver behaviour and assess whether the wide-scale introduction of this feature could improve road safety. The second was to investigate possible methods of discriminating between normal and 'emergency' braking, the benefits of such a system, which deceleration threshold, if any, would be recommended and whether any one system can be shown to be better than others. The project was structured in two phases. In phase I a literature review, technology review and a driver survey were used to identify technology and driver attitudes to assist in identifying the methods of evaluation of the stop lamp systems. In phase II the data and information gathered in phase I was used to design and carry out simulator, track and road trials. This report contains detailed results from each phase of the project. The results are summarised in volume I of this report.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.trl.co.uk/reports-publications/report/?reportid=5378
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/1846089387
• Corporate Authors:

  Great Britain. Department for Transport

  London,    
• Authors:
  • Dodd, M
  • Elliott, M
  • Fenn, B
  • McKillop, J
  • Sexton, B
• Publication Date: 2005-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 292p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: PPR078

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Behavior; Brake lamps; Braking; Deceleration; Drivers; Sensors; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (engineering and vehicles); Road safety (human factors)
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ATRI Terms: Automation; Brake light; Braking; Deceleration; Driver behaviour; Sensor; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01386837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 1846089387
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 9:51PM