SIDE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEMS FOR TRANSIT BUSES

Transit buses are involved in many more accidents than other vehicles. Collision Warning Systems (CWS) are therefore placed most efficiently on these buses. This paper discusses a project that investigated transit bus operating environment and available technologies to develop performance specifications for such CWSs. Discussed are findings of transit buses driving through very cluttered surroundings and being involved in many different types of accidents where currently available CWSs do not work effectively. One focus of this study is the presence of pedestrians around the bus and their detection.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mertz, C
  • McNeil, S
  • Thorpe, C
• Conference:
  • Technical Information on Transit IVI Projects
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Date: 2002-10-28 to 2002-10-29
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Crash types; Intelligent vehicles; Pedestrians; Safety; Sensors; Technology assessment; Transit buses
• Identifier Terms: Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
• Uncontrolled Terms: Collision warning systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00936271
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2003 12:00AM