The effects of an in-vehicle advanced warning device on the safety of driver interactions with emergency vehicles

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an in-vehicle advanced warning device (AWD) on the safety of driver interactions with emergency vehicles. Very little is known about the situations in which emergency vehicles experience elevated crash risk in Victoria, thus data from the State Traffic Accident Record from 2000-2002 were analysed to inform the development of appropriate high risk scenarios for the simulator evaluation study. The examination of the crash data highlighted three prominent crash types that could potentially be addressed by the AWD. Experiences of emergency vehicle operators were used to further explore the circumstances in which the identified crash types were likely to occur. Simulator scenarios were then developed in accordance with the outcomes of the crash analyses. In order to examine the effects on safety of the AWD on driver interactions with emergency vehicles, 25 participants completed a 30 minute drive on the advanced driving simulator at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC). (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E211985.

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• Authors:
  • Lenne, M
  • MULVIHILL, C
  • REGAN, M
  • Triggs, Tom
  • Corben, B
  • VERDOORN, A
  • HOAREAU, E
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8P
• Serial:
  • ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH, POLICING AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 2004, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA
  • Volume: 2
  • Publisher: ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Behavior; Conferences; Control; Crashes; Drivers; Driving; Emergency vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems; Safety; Simulation; Statistics; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 3882: Automatic; 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 3874: Control; 1772: Driver; 1855: Driving (veh); 1261: Emergency vehicle; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 1665: Safety; 9103: Simulation; 6555: Statistics; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01014416
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0730724921 [PRINT]
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 22 2005 2:55PM