Highway Collision Warning Technology: Determination of Criteria for Detecting and Logging Hazardous Events in Tractor-Trailer Safety and Training Programs

Advanced electronic safety systems have been increasingly deployed on passenger and commercial vehicles. Most recently, radar-based systems have been introduced for detecting and warning of impending collision. These warning systems are particularly significant for large trucks and tractor-trailers due to the severity and occurrence of rearend collisions resulting in death and serious injury. Fleet operators are presently able to remotely monitor and record hazardous conditions for evaluating driver skills and assessing the safety and reliability of highway routes. However, the criteria for logging hazardous conditions from the available data and the basis for subsequent corrective actions are not well understood. This research seeks to develop a safety-management system through remote monitoring of large truck operating conditions, thereby providing an environment to more effectively use real-time fleet operating data to improve highway safety and driver training.

• Record URL:
  http://www.uark.edu/rd_engr/MBTC/MBTC_-_2063(1).pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center

  University of Arkansas, 4190 Bell Engineering Center
  Fayetteville, AR  United States  72701

  Research and Special Programs Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McCann, Roy
• Publication Date: 2008-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 28p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Crash avoidance systems; Crashes; Driver training; Electronics; Highway safety; Monitoring; Radar; Rear end crashes; Remote sensing; Traffic safety; Traffic surveillance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01108731
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MBTC 2063
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 20 2008 9:07AM