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The Vehicle Colour Study, conducted by Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) and published in 2007, analysed 855,258 crashes that occurring between 1987 and 2004 in the Australian states of Victoria and Western Australia that resulted in injury or in a vehicle being towed away. [20] The study analysed risk by light condition.
Above 30 km/h (19 mph), the vehicle will reduce its speed automatically. [47] It also allows the vehicle to engage braking assist, if there is a risk of a frontal collision and the driver suddenly applies the brakes. [47] The speed difference to allow an automatic stop was raised to 50 km/h (31 mph) in 2013 with improved cameras. [49]
The higher fatality risk is due in part to the lack of crash protection (unlike in enclosed vehicles such as cars), combined with the high speeds motorcycles typically travel at. [56] According to US statistics, the percentage of intoxicated motorcyclists in fatal crashes is higher than other riders on roads. [ 57 ]
Traffic barrier with a pedestrian guardrail behind it. Traffic barriers (known in North America as guardrails or guard rails, [1] in Britain as crash barriers, [2] and in auto racing as Armco barriers [3]) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent them from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, sign supports, trees, bridge abutments, buildings, walls, and large storm drains ...
Much cheaper collision reduction methods are to improve road markings, to reduce speeds and to separate traffic with wide central hatching. [3] Sealing of safety zones along the side of the road (also known as a hard shoulder) can also reduce the risk of head-on collisions caused by steering over-correction. [9]
Vehicle designers usually focus on understanding the car-pedestrian interaction, which is characterized by the following sequence of events: the vehicle bumper first contacts the lower limbs of the pedestrian, the leading edge of the hood hits the upper thigh or pelvis, and the head and upper torso are struck by the top surface of the hood and ...
Reason for fee. Amount. Failure to provide proof of insurance within three days. $500-$1,000. Lapsed insurance for 11-30 days. $125. Lapsed insurance for 31-90 days
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication is being developed in hopes that it will prevent more crashes and ease traffic congestion. Unfortunately the many potential benefits of vehicle-to-vehicle communication can only be achieved when all vehicles can communicate with one another. [10] Another technology in design is vehicle cyber security.