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Influence of visibility out of the vehicle cabin on lane-change crashes.
- Source :
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Accident; analysis and prevention [Accid Anal Prev] 2006 Sep; Vol. 38 (5), pp. 969-72. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 May 19. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The influence of lateral visibility from the vehicle cabin on safety was evaluated by examining the differences in lane-change crashes of four-door and two-door body styles of the same vehicle models. These two vehicle styles were used because B-pillars (the pillars between the front and rear seats) on four-door models are farther forward, and thus nearer the fore-aft position of the driver. (Furthermore, the B-pillars on two-door models can be narrower, and some two-door models have no B-pillars at all.) To control for driver differences between these two body styles, going-straight-ahead crashes were used for comparison. The analysis used 2000-2003 North Carolina crash data, and considered the crash experience of four-door and two-door body styles for the same 10 vehicles for model years 1995 and newer. The main finding is that four-door body styles are more likely to be involved in lane-change crashes than are two-door body styles of the same vehicle models. This finding suggests that lateral visibility out of the vehicle cabin affects safety.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0001-4575
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Accident; analysis and prevention
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16712758
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2006.03.008