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.
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Corporate Authors:
Allen Corporation of America
401 North Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA United StatesNational 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