ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE OF PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH FOUR-WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS

This study focuses on the effect of antilock braking systems (ABS) on accident and injury risk. Police-reported data from Florida, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina and the Fatal Accident Reporting System were examined. Accident rates were normalized using vehicle registration data. Examination of over 60,000 accidents showed the following in vehicles with ABS: (1) 9-11% reductions in overall accident rates, (2) 16-17% reductions in accidents on wet roads, (3) 6-9% reductions in accidents on dry roads, and (4) 7-16% reductions in injury rates under all road conditions. There was no measurable difference in fatal accident rates between ABS and non-ABS vehicles. ABS seemed especially effective at reducing multivehicle crashes.

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  Assoc for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine

  2340 Des Plaines Avenue, Suite 106
  Des Plaines, IL  United States  60018
• Authors:
  • PADMANABAN, J
  • Lau, Ee Von
• Conference:
  • Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 40th Annual Proceedings
  • Location: Vancouver, Canada
  • Date: 1996-10-7 to 1996-10-9
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 111-125
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Assoc for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
  • Publisher: Assoc for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
  • ISSN: 0892-6484

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Antilock brake systems; Antilock brake systems; Crash rates; Passenger vehicles; Risk assessment
• Identifier Terms: Fatal Accident Reporting System
• Geographic Terms: Florida; North Carolina; Pennsylvania
• Old TRIS Terms: Accident risks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00730934
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 3 1997 12:00AM