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The increase in light duty trucks (LDT) on the road in the US is a safety concern because of their aggressivity, or risk they present to occupants of cars, especially in side impacts. We use FARS data to look at fatality trends in frontal and side impacts between cars and LDT. FARS data is also used to determine risk, or fatalities per registered vehicle, imposed on car drivers from other vehicle types. We use NASS CDS data to investigate sources of serious injuries in vehicles with side impact. These sources of injury are categorized into three major groups: 1) contact without intrusion, 2) contact with intrusion, and 3) restraints. We find a greater fraction of intrusion related injuries in cars struck on their side by SUV or pick-up trucks than when they are struck by other cars.
In this study, the mean profile depth (MPD) that expresses roughness of road pavements was calculated using the road survey equipment vehicle and the calculated MPD was compared with the real number of traffic accidents. The analysis method used in this study was to classify the appropriate clustering in relation to traffic accidents using the K-means clustering and to compare this with the presence of traffic accidents via the MPDs to derive the result. K-means clustering was used in the analysis method and four clusters were found using the clustering analysis results. The center of each cluster was 0.627, 0.850, 1.118, and 1.237, respectively. The result of this study is expected to be utilized as foundational research in the traffic safety area.
The current paper reports on the results of a pilot study aiming to investigate the effect of mobile telephone use on the driving performance of 5 amateur and 5 professional drivers. Their driving acuity was tested through a driving simulator. Analysis and interpretation of the results occurred comparing the drivers' driving performance while talking, reading messages and writing a message on the mobile phone (intervention time) with the drivers' driving performance engaged in no activity (control time). The variables affected by the mobile phone were the "steering", the "lane offset" and the "duration of lane offset". Moreover, the drivers involved in a car crash in the last five years appeared to differ from those who were not involved in a crash in both "lane offset" and "following distance". The results of this pilot study will inform the design of a large experimental study on 50 professional and 50 amateur drivers.
During the last 5 years, the number of cars fitted with side airbags has dramatically increased. They are now standard equipment, even on many smaller cars or less luxurious vehicles. While some side airbags offer thoracic protection alone, there are those that combine thoracic and head protection (of which most deploy from the seat). Other systems employ separate airbags for head and thorax protection, which are designed to be effective noticeably in a crash against a pole. This paper proposes an evaluation of the effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries to passenger car occupants involved in side crashes. First, the target population (who can take benefit of side airbag deployment and in what circumstances) is defined. Side airbags can be especially effective in cases of impacts on the door with intrusion at a certain impact speed. Then, an example case of a side impact with side airbag deployment is given were side airbag deployment is thought to have had a positive effect on injury outcome. A further case is presented where the impact configuration is likely to have reduced the effect of side airbag deployment on injury outcome. Finally, the estimation of side airbag effectiveness (in terms of additional occupant protection brought exclusively by the airbag) is proposed by comparing injury risk sustained by occupants in (more or less) similar cars (fitted or non fitted with airbags) because, during these years, car structure, and side airbag conception have considerably evolved. In-depth accident data from France, the UK and Germany has been collected. Out of 2,035 side impact accident cases available in the databases, we selected 435 occupants of passenger cars (built from 1998 onwards) involved in an injury accident between year 1998 and year 2004 for EES (Energy Equivalent Speed) values between 20km/h and 50km/h. The occupants, belted or not, were sat on the struck side, whatever the obstacle and type of accidents (intersection, loss of control, etc.). For multiple impact crashes, the side impact is assumed to be the more severe one. Passenger cars were fitted with (96) or without (339) side airbags. Most of the potential risk explanatory variables were correctly and reliably reported in the databases (velocity " impact zone " impact angle " occupant characteristics, etc.). The analysis compared injury risks for different levels of EES and different types of side airbags. A logistic regression model was also computed with injury variables (such as thoracic AIS 2+ or AIS 3+) as the dependant variable and other variables (including airbag type and EES) as explanatory injury risk factors. Results revealed statistically non-significant reductions in thoracic AIS 2+ and AIS 3+ injury risk in side airbag equipped cars in the impact violence range selected (odds ratio between 0.84 and 0.98 depending on types of airbags). The results are discussed. The non-significance is assumed to be due to a low number of cases. Statistical analysis for head injuries was not possible due to the low number of accident cases with passenger cars fitted with head airbags in the databases. Moreover, the discrepancies between the data coming from different countries (especially calculation of EES) might have introduced instability in the analysis.
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) aims to prevent the lateral instability of a vehicle. Linked to the braking and powertrain systems, it prevents the car from running wide on a corner or the rear from sliding out. It also helps the driver control his trajectory, without replacing him, in the case of loss of control where the driver is performing an emergency manoeuvrer (confused and exaggerated steering wheel actions). A new ESP function optimizes ESP action in curves with hard under steering (situations in which the front wheels lose grip and the vehicle slides towards the outside of the curve). A complementary feature prevents the wheels from spinning when pulling away and accelerating. The name given to the ESP system varies according to the vehicle manufacturer, but other terms include: active stability control (ASC), automotive stability management system (ASMS), dynamic stability control (DSC), vehicle dynamic control (VDC), vehicle stability control (VSC) or electronic stability Control (ESC). This paper proposes an evaluation of the effectiveness of ESP in terms of reduction of injur accidents in France. The method consists of 3 steps: - The identification, in the French National injury accident census (Gendarmerie Nationale only), of accident-involved cars for which the determination of whether or not the car was fitted with ESP is possible. A sample of 1 356 cars involved in injury accidents occurred in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 was then selected. But we had to restrict the analysis to only 588 Renault Lagunas. - The identification of accident situations for which we can determine whether or not ESP is pertinent (for example ESP is pertinent for loss of control accidents whilst it is not for cars pulling out of a junction). - The calculation, via a logistic regression, of the relative risk of being involved in an ESPpertinent accident for ESP equipped cars versus unequipped cars, divided by the relative risk of being involved in a non ESP-pertinent accident for ESP equipped cars versus unequipped cars. This relative risk is assumed to be the best estimator of ESP effectiveness. The arguments for such a method, effectiveness indicator and implicit hypothesis are presented and discussed in the paper. Based on a few assumptions, ESP is proved to be highly effective. Currently, the relative risk of being involved in an ESP pertinent accident for ESP-equipped cars is lower (-44%, although not statistically significant)rnthan for other cars.rn
The National Highways Development Project in India is aimed at upgrading over 12,000 km of national highways from 2-lane undivided roads to 4-lane divided roads. With nearly 40% of fatal crashes being reported on national highways, the effect of this project on road safety needs to be assessed. Researchers carried out on-site crash investigations and in-depth crash data collection for a period of 45 to 60 days on four 2-lane undivided highways and a 4-lane divided highway. Based on 76 crashes examined, researchers found a shift of crash pattern from head-on collisions on undivided 2- lane highways to front-rear collisions on divided 4-lane highways. This paper presents the methodology, analysis of crashes examined, and the critical safety problems identified for greater consideration in future highway development projects. This paper also highlights the need and significance of in-depth crash investigations to understand local traffic conditions and problems in India.
In India, heavy truck crashes on national highways account for a number of fatalities. But due to lack of in-depth crash data, detailed analysis is not possible to determine injury mechanisms, and to identify infrastructure, vehicle and human factors affecting these crashes. Over the past two years, researchers in India have established a crash investigation network, with the co-operation of the police and hospitals, to conduct crash investigations and in-depth crash data collection on national highways in the state of Tamil Nadu. This pioneering effort has resulted in the development of a heavy truck crash investigation methodology, the outcome of which is scientific and reliable crash data that has been able to provide good insight into truck crashes and their causes. This paper explains the need for truck crash investigations, the methodology, conclusions of the data analyzed up to date, and the need to focus on truck driver working conditions.
Auf dem Bundesfernstraßennetz der neuen Bundesländer fanden in der ersten Jahreshälfte 1992 Straßenverkehrszählungen statt. Eingesetzt wurden dabei überwiegend transportable Zählgeräte. In die Auswertung wurden die Daten aus 118 Kurzzeitzählstellen und 11 automatischen Langzeitzählstellen einbezogen. Die Hochrechnung der Daten erfolgte in 3 Arbeitsschritten, auf die der Bericht verweist. Der Beitrag geht ferner auf die Vorbereitung, Organisation und Durchführung sowie die zu erwartende Genauigkeit der Zählung ein. Ziel, Untersuchungsablauf und Datengrundlagen werden anschließend erläutert. Zum Abschluss wird ein Überblick über die Ergebnisse der Erhebung gegeben. Unter anderem wird dabei auf die durchschnittlichen täglichen Verkehrsstärken und die Tagesverkehrsstärken in 1992 eingegangen.
Auf der Basis einer umfangreichen Literaturanalyse, die zu dem Ergebnis kommt, dass trotz einer großen Zahl häufig untersuchter Straßenparameter ein verlässliches Modell zur Geschwindigkeitsprognose noch nicht existiert, resultierte ein empirischer Untersuchungsansatz, in dem bei Versuchsfahrten das Blickverhalten und die Geschwindigkeitswahl von Versuchspersonen gleichzeitig erhoben und quantitativ erfassten Merkmalen des Straßenraums gegenübergestellt wurde. Durch die Untersuchung wurden bisherige Erkenntnisse über Gestaltungsanforderungen an Straße und Straßenumfeld durch die Zuordnungen zur Straßensituation und Geschwindigkeitsregulation bestätigt. Trotz einer starken Streuung erfasster Einzelwerte ließen sich qualitative Reaktionen zwischen den Untersuchungsbereichen Geschwindigkeit, Straßenraum und Blickverhalten feststellen, wobei korrelative Zusammenhänge jedoch kaum erkennbar wurden.
Vergleich der Ergebnisse von Feld- und Simulatorexperimenten zum Überholverhalten von Kraftfahrern
(1989)
Das Überholverhalten von Kraftfahrern wurde unabhängig voneinander in zwei methodisch verschiedenen Ansätzen untersucht: a) Im realen Verkehrsgeschehen wurde das Überholverhalten aus Videoaufzeichnungen von hochliegenden Beobachtungspunkten analysiert. b) Im Berliner Fahrsimulator der Daimler-Benz AG wurde in einem Simulatorexperiment das Fahr- und Überholverhalten digital erfasst. Als wesentliche Vorteile des Simulatorversuches gelten die Genauigkeit und Vollständigkeit der Daten, die sowohl das "äußere" Verkehrsgeschehen beschreiben als auch "innere" Fahrverhaltensbeobachtungen ermöglichen. Eine Validierung der Ergebnisse wurde mit Hilfe der Felduntersuchung angestrebt. Eine sorgfältige Diskussion der Versuchsanordnung sowie die Sichtung des Ergebnismaterials führten nach formalen Angleichungen zur Auswahl von 12 Vergleichsparametern (Überholsichtweite, Sicherheitsabstand am Überholende, Ausscherabstand, Überholdauer, Überholweg sowie mehrere Geschwindigkeitsgrößen). Die überdurchschnittlich starke Motorisierung des Simulatorfahrzeuges beeinflusste gleichsinnig die meisten Vergleichsparameter. Darüber hinaus ließ sich in fast allen Fällen eine große Übereinstimmung im Fahr- und Überholverhalten erkennen. Weitere qualitative Vergleiche bestätigen dies. Der Simulator erwies sich somit als gut geeignetes Instrument zur Untersuchung auch komplexer Ansätze aus Verkehrstechnik und -sicherheit. Es lassen sich interessante Fortführungen derartiger Experimente erkennen.