ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND ROAD SAFETY
Advanced technologies are being applied to many transportation problems. There is an opportunity to tackle some of the seemingly intractable problems in the road safety area by innovative application of emerging technologies. This report reviews the range of technologies being developed which are potential candidates in the road safety field. It concludes that Australian road safety agencies should direct their attention to technologies which show promise to provide: 1) video based vehicle detection particularly for use with existing traffic control systems; 2) traffic incident detection and driver warning systems; 3) expert systems to improve the identification of traffic hazards and selection of appropriate countermeasures; 4) an in-vehicle recorder of pre-crash vehicle characteristics: and 5) automatic vehicle identification technology for speed detection and other traffic control measures. (Author/TRRL)
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Monash University
Accident Research Centre
Building 70
Clayton, Victoria Australia 3800 -
Authors:
- Howie, D J
- Publication Date: 1989-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 18 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle identification; Detection and identification; Detectors; Expert systems; Hazards; Highway safety; Identification systems; Prevention; Safety; Technological innovations; Traffic incidents; Vehicle detectors; Warning systems
- Uncontrolled Terms: Identification; Incidents; Video technology
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- Old TRIS Terms: In-vehicle recorders
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 8006: Australia; 9001: Behaviour; 9115: Detection; 8743: Driver assistance system; 6965: Electronics; 8626: Expert system; 1632: Incident detection; 1346: Number plate; 6969: Recording; 1755: Road user; 1665: Safety; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 5408: Speed; 1338: Tachograph; 3855: Technology; 6949: Television
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00609807
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- ISBN: 0-7326-0005-7
- Report/Paper Numbers: Report 6
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 30 1991 12:00AM