| Title | Independent evaluation of the transit retrofit package safety applications : final report. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 54839 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Nodine, Emily; Stevens, Scott; Najm, Wassim G.; Jackson, Chris; Lam, Andy |
| Source | 157p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration; United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Publication Date | 20150200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report presents the methodology and results of the independent evaluation of retrofit safety packages installed on transit vehicles in the Safety Pilot Model Deployment—part of the United States Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems research program. The Model Deployment included approximately 2,800 vehicles, equipped with designated short-range-communication-based vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure technology in a real-world driving environment. The goals of the independent evaluation were to assess system performance, safety impact, and driver acceptance of the vehicle-to-vehicle safety applications based on the naturalistic driving of 75 drivers who drove the equipped transit buses during the Model Deployment. The results of the analysis suggest that the TRP safety applications have the potential to improve driver behavior and increase driver safety, but improvements in accuracy are needed. Results from the Model Deployment will help shape future research direction. |
| Rosap ID | dot:4296 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4296 |
| TRT Terms | Intelligent transportation systems; Dedicated short range communications; Retrofitting; Vehicle to vehicle communications; Transit buses; ITS program applications; Transit safety; Pedestrian safety; Methodology; Evaluation |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1574085 |
| Report Number | FHWA-JPO-14-175; DOT-VNTSC-FTA-15-01 |
| Availability | Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office; Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/54000/54800/54839/FHWA-JPO-14-175_v1.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |