Effectiveness of Flashing Brake and Hazard Systems in Avoiding Rear-End Crashes

Three experiments were conducted to examine the effectiveness of two forward crash warning systems, a flashing brake system and a flashing hazard system, using an advanced driving simulator. In Experiment 1, 20 subjects followed a lead vehicle with a desired time gap and braked when necessary. Resul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guofa Li, Wenjun Wang, Shengbo Eben Li, Bo Cheng, Paul Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/792670