Parking Crashes and Parking Assistance System Design: Evidence from Crash Databases, the Literature, and Insurance Agent Interviews

摘要

This paper (1) summarizes previous human factors/safety research on parking (8 studies, mostly over 20 years old), (2) provides statistics for 10,400 parking-related crashes in Michigan from 2000-2002, and (3) summarizes interviews with 6 insurance agents concerning parking crashes. These sources indicate: 1. About 1/2 to 3/4 of parking crashes involve backing, often into another moving vehicle while emerging from a parking stall. 2. Eight-and-a-half foot-wide stalls had higher crash rates than wider stalls. 3. Most parallel parking crashes occur on major streets, not minor streets. 4. Lighting and driver impairment were minor factors in parking crashes.