One of the major reasons that side crashes occur if the bus drivers are at fault is that the drivers cannot see another vehicles in the blind zones of the mirrors of the bus. This brings the bus driver into situations where he/she cannot see vehicles approaching from the side, especially during lane changing maneuvers. The camera-based system has great potential to significantly reduce or eliminate the blind zone of mirrors, thus reducing transit bus crashes. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of camera-based systems to reduce transit bus side crashes in a controlled environment. The camera-based system for transit buses under evaluation through this study was a system that incorporated video cameras installed on the outside walls of the bus, aimed at the left and right rear sides of the bus, and two monitors connected inside the bus to provide the driver with an image from the camera.
Evaluation of Camera-Based Systems to Reduce Transit Bus Side Collisions. Final Report
2010
89 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Transportation Safety , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Buses , Transit operations , Side collisions , Cameras , Accident reduction , Bus drivers , Collision warning systems , Mirrors , Video signals , Image processing , Vehicle detection , Traffic safety , Evaluation , Vehicle blind zone , Vehicle mirrors
Evaluation of Video Camera System to Reduce Side Collisions of Transit Buses
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