Driver inattentiveness is one of the critical factors that contribute to vehicle crashes. The intervehicle safety warning information system (ISWS) is a technology to enhance driver attentiveness by providing warning messages about upcoming hazards under the connected vehicle environments. A novel feature of the proposed ISWS is its capability to detect hazardous driving events, which are defined as moving hazards with a high potential to cause crashes. The study presented in this paper evaluated the potential effectiveness of the ISWS to reduce crashes and to mitigate traffic congestion. The study included a field experiment that documented actual vehicle maneuvering patterns of accelerations and lane changes, which were used to enhance the realism of simulation evaluations. Probe vehicles equipped with customized onboard units, which consisted of a GPS device, accelerometer, and gyro sensor, were used. A microscopic simulator, VISSIM, was used to simulate a driver's responsive behavior after warning messages were delivered. A surrogate safety assessment model was used to derive surrogate safety measures to evaluate the effectiveness of ISWS in terms of traffic safety. The results showed a reduced number of rear-end conflicts when the ISWS's market penetration rate (MPR) and the congestion level of the traffic conditions increased. The reduced number of rear-end conflicts was approximately 84.3%, with a 100% MPR under Level of Service D traffic conditions. Analysis of the standard deviation of speed showed that a reduction of 39.9% was achieved. The outcomes of this study could be valuable to derive smarter operational strategies for ISWS.


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    Title :

    Safety Impacts of Intervehicle Warning Information Systems for Moving Hazards in Connected Vehicle Environments


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:
    Jeong, Eunbi (author) / Oh, Cheol (author) / Lee, Gunwoo (author) / Cho, Hanseon (author)


    Publication date :

    2014-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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