CRASH AVOIDANCE: SAFE BUSES GET SAFER; AND A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP
Led by the Federal Transit Administration, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has been investigating ways to apply intelligent vehicle technology to transit vehicles such as buses and vans. This article discusses crash avoidance systems in the transit industry, and severity of rear-end and lane-change/merge collisions. It also describes a partnership effort that accelerated the development of compact "night vision" systems utilizing infrared technology.
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Corporate Authors:
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Cambridge, MA United States 02142 - Publication Date: 1999
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 26-28
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Serial:
- Volpe Journal
- Publisher: Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
- ISSN: 0033-8826
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Buses; Crash avoidance systems; Crash severity; Infrared imagery; Intelligent transportation systems; Intelligent vehicles; Lane changing; Merging traffic; Motor vehicles; Night vision; Partnerships; Public transit; Rear end crashes; Technology; Traffic crashes; Vans
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00798241
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 907
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Sep 12 2000 12:00AM