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Safety Study * USA - Reveals Significant Benefits From Advanced "Detect, Alert and Respond" Technologies in Commercial Trucks
Project by University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Con-way Freight Shows How New Technologies Can Improve Driver Safety Performance, Accident Avoidance
Ann Arbor, MI, USA -MARKETWIRE via COMTEX/MarketWatch -Sept. 9, 2010: -- The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) and Con-way Freight, today announced the results of a year-long field test of an integrated system of crash warning technologies designed to enhance the safety of commercial trucks... Con-way Freight supported the study by providing 10 Class-8 commercial freight tractors that were equipped with the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System (IVBSS) technology. Over the course of the 10-month study, which began in February 2009, 18 Con-way Freight drivers operated the trucks out of the company's Detroit service center as part of its normal business operations, logging 601,844 miles; 22,724 trips; and generating 13,678 hours of data. While the test vehicles were driven, data acquisition systems recorded driver actions and responses to the integrated warning system. UMTRI researchers then analyzed the data to study the effect that the integrated warning system had on driver acceptance and changes in driver behavior... Key findings from the study include:-- The majority of drivers perceived that the integrated crash warning system would increase driver safety, and it made them more aware of the traffic environment around their vehicle and their position in the lane
-- Seven drivers reported the integrated system prevented them from potentially having a crash
-- Fifteen out of 18 drivers said they prefer a truck equipped with the integrated safety system and would recommend that their employers purchase such a system
-- In terms of satisfaction, drivers rated warnings for lane departures the highest, and second highest in terms of perceived usefulness
-- The integrated crash warning system had a statistically significant effect helping drivers maintain lane positions closer to the center
-- Overall, drivers responded more quickly to potential rear-end crash scenarios with the system
The results were made available in a newly issued report: The Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Heavy-Truck Field Operational Test, Key Findings Report (DOT HS 811 362). Program funding was provided by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office of the U.S. Department of Transportation... (Photo from blog.mlive: large Con Way truck)
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