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Title	Crash avoidance research : enhancing vehicle safety through advanced technology
Record ID	24533
Corporate Creator	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Publisher	Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Abstract	The NHTSA Office of Crash Avoidance Research is responsible for identifying and developing effective vehicle systems for helping drivers avoid crashes. Our work utilizes the expertise of human factors engineers and psychologists, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers to plan, manage and conduct research to better understand vehicle technologies, driver performance, and driver behavior. The goal of our research is to determine how vehicle design can be enhanced to help drivers better detect and quickly respond to impending collisions. Such counter-measures may include advanced technologies to alert drivers of impending collisions as well as enhancements to conventional systems, such as mirrors and lights. The research seeks to provide the government and industry with knowledge of countermeasure capabilities, driver useability, and safety benefits. 2 p.
TRT Terms	Collisions ; Vehicle safety ; Collision avoidance systems ; Intelligent transportation systems ; Deployment ; Motorist aid systems ; Research
General Subjects	Crashes; Driver-centered design; NHTSA
Classification	NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety
Geographical Coverage	United States
Resource type	Article
URL	http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS/BROCHURE/9546.pdf
Format	PDF
Language:	English
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