VALIDATION OF THE REDUCTION OF REAR-END COLLISIONS BY A HIGH-MOUNTED AUXILIARY STOPLAMP

The study was a field validation of the effectiveness of an auxiliary high-mounted stoplamp in reducing rear-end collisions. A previous study (DOT-HS-803-467), using taxicabs, found a 54 percent reduction in relevant rear-end impacts to vehicles equipped with the auxiliary stoplamp. The present study used 5,400 telephone company passenger vehicles, half test, half control, which accumulated 55 million miles during a 12-month continuous data collection period. The results showed a statistically significant 53 percent reduction in relevant rear-end impact rate in the test group as compared to the control group. The findings were thus consistent with the previous study on taxicabs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Allen Corporation of America

  401 North Wythe Street
  Alexandria, VA  United States 

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Reilly, R E
  • Kurke, D S
  • Buckenmaier, CCJ
• Publication Date: 1980-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crashes; Data collection; Measures of effectiveness; Motor vehicles; Passenger vehicles; Prevention; Rear end crashes; Rear lighting; Research; Safety; Statistical analysis; Taxicabs; Tests; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Rear lights; Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318181
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-805-360 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-7-01756
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM