CRASH PROBLEM CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE

Abstract

The Volpe Center has been providing technical support to the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) under the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI) program. As part of this effort, a comprehensive study of highway vehicle run-off-road crashes, rear-end collisions, lane change collisions, and intersection/crossing path collisions has been completed for the following four vehicle platforms: light, commercial, transit, and specialty vehicles. This is the first study in which detailed statistical descriptions of the major crash types have been provided for each of the four vehicle platforms as defined in the IVI. The study provides a better understanding of crash avoidance opportunities using intelligent vehicle safety systems