This report used 11 years of data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS 1987-1997) to investigate the sensivity to light level in three crash scenarios in which various forms of adaptive headlighting might have safety benefits. The scenarios included fatal pedestrian crashes at intersections, on dark roads, and single-vehicle run-off-road crashes on dark, curved roads. The results suggest that adaptive lighting may produce the greatest measurable safety benefit when it addresses the problem of pedestrian vulnerability in darkness.
Assessing the Potential Benefit of Adaptive Headlighting Using Crash Databases
1999
86 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Vehicle lighting , Adaptive systems , Motor vehicles , Highway safety , Light conditions , Accident factors , Pedestrian fatalities , Fatality prevention , Accident prevention , Ran off road accidents , Day vs night performance , Headlamps , Pedestrians , Safety , Pedestrian safety , Adaptive head lighting , Intelligent lighting , Active headlighting
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