The report provides an analysis of lane change crashes to guide the development of Intelligent Vehicle Highway System (IVHS) crash avoidance systems. It introduces the problem of lane change crashes: A lane change crash occurs when a driver attempts to change lanes and strikes or is struck by a vehicle in the adjacent lane. Two crash subtypes are identified and causal factors that contribute to lane change crashes are assessed clinically from a sample of lane change crash cases. From these data, functional goals for IVHS lane change crash avoidance systems are described. A simple kinematics model of normal lane change and evasive steering maneuvers introduces key pre-crash variables and outlines the space of time and distance available for crash avoidance from a kinematics perspective, concluding with a discussion of key research needed to extend the analysis presented.


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    Title :

    Examination of Lane Change Crashes and Potential IVHS Countermeasures


    Contributors:
    J. D. Chovan (author) / L. Tijerina (author) / G. Alexander (author) / D. L. Hendricks (author)

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    85 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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