Examination of Backing Crashes and Potential IVHS Countermeasures

摘要

The report examines the potential for Intelligent Highway Vehicle System (IVHS) technology to improve the crash avoidance capability of drivers and vehicles for backing crashes. IVHS has the potential to greatly enhance highway traffic safety. The report attempts to determine the safety implications of IVHS by using analytical methods to model the backing crash type and potential IVHS crash avoidance countermeasures. The link between candidate technology solutions and backing crash scenarios may help identify the characteristics of the most promising technologies and research and development (R&D) needs to develop these technologies for the benefit of the driving population.