Traffic intersections are incredibly dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. Statistics from both Canada and the U.S. show a high number of fatalities and serious injuries related to crashes at intersections. In Canada...Traffic intersections are incredibly dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. Statistics from both Canada and the U.S. show a high number of fatalities and serious injuries related to crashes at intersections. In Canada, during 2019, the National Collision Database shows that 28% of traffic fatalities and 42% of serious injuries occurred at intersections. Likewise, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) found that about 40% of the estimated 5,811,000 accidents in the U.S. during the year studied were intersection-related crashes. In fact, a major survey by the car insurance industry found that nearly 85% of drivers could not identify the correct action to take when approaching a yellow traffic light at an intersection. One major reason for these accidents is the “yellow light dilemma,” the ambiguous situation where a driver should stop or proceed forward when unexpectedly faced with a yellow light. This situation is even further exacerbated by the tendency of aggressive drivers to inappropriately speed up on the yellow just to get through the traffic light. A survey of Canadian drivers conducted by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation found that 9% of drivers admitted to speeding up to get through a traffic light. Another reason for these accidents is the increased danger of making a left-hand turn on yellow. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA), left turns occur in approximately 22.2% of collisions—as opposed to just 1.2% for right turns. Moreover, a study by CNN found left turns are three times as likely to kill pedestrians than right turns. The reason left turns are so much more likely to cause an accident is because they take a driver against traffic and in the path of oncoming cars. Additionally, most of these left turns occur at the driver’s discretion—as opposed to the distressingly brief left-hand arrow at busy intersections. Drive Safe Now proposes a workable solution for reducing the number of accidents occurring during a yellow light at intersections. We believe this fairly simple solution will save lives, prevent injuries, reduce damage to public and private property, and decrease insurance costs.展开更多
Having carried out investigations on ship collision accidents with bridges in waterway in China, a database of ship collision with bridge (SCB) is developed in this paper. It includes detailed information about more t...Having carried out investigations on ship collision accidents with bridges in waterway in China, a database of ship collision with bridge (SCB) is developed in this paper. It includes detailed information about more than 200 accidents near ship's waterways in the last four decades, in which ships collided with the bridges. Based on the information a statistical analysis is presented tentatively. The increase in frequency of ship collision with bridges appears, and the accident quantity of the barge system is more than that of single ship. The main reason of all the factors for ship collision with bridge is the human errors, which takes up 70%. The quantity of the accidents happened during flooding period shows over 3～6 times compared with the period from March to June in a year. The probability follows the normal distribution according to statistical analysis. Visibility, span between piers also have an effect on the frequency of the accidents.展开更多
为揭示船舶在追越过程中碰撞危险演化特征,提出一种基于情景反演的碰撞风险推理方法。基于追越事故案例中记录的船舶碰撞过程的动态信息,反演船舶追越过程中碰撞危险信息;引入负指数函数,结合船舶属性,通过最近会遇距离(Distance of Clo...为揭示船舶在追越过程中碰撞危险演化特征,提出一种基于情景反演的碰撞风险推理方法。基于追越事故案例中记录的船舶碰撞过程的动态信息,反演船舶追越过程中碰撞危险信息;引入负指数函数,结合船舶属性,通过最近会遇距离(Distance of Closest Point of Approach,d_(CPA))与两船到达最近会遇距离的时间(Time to Closest Point of Approach,t_(CPA))无因次化,确立船舶会遇的碰撞危险度(Collision Risk Index,I_(CR)),运用灰云推理模型,提出时间维度下追越两船的碰撞风险推理(Potential Collision Risk,P_(CR));结合多起案例反演数据,得出船舶追越过程中P_(CR)特征。结果表明:船舶追越依次经过碰撞危险、紧迫局面和紧迫危险等3个阶段,在时间节点上有一定稳定性特征,对应的P_(CR)均值分别为0.3491、0.5575和0.7771;船舶左舷追越的P_(CR)值略大于右舷追越;让路船的P_(CR)值感知也略大于直航船。基于情景反演的碰撞风险推理方法能反映会遇过程中两船实时的碰撞风险,为驾驶员实施精细化避碰行动提供有效理论支撑。展开更多
文摘Traffic intersections are incredibly dangerous for drivers and pedestrians. Statistics from both Canada and the U.S. show a high number of fatalities and serious injuries related to crashes at intersections. In Canada, during 2019, the National Collision Database shows that 28% of traffic fatalities and 42% of serious injuries occurred at intersections. Likewise, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) found that about 40% of the estimated 5,811,000 accidents in the U.S. during the year studied were intersection-related crashes. In fact, a major survey by the car insurance industry found that nearly 85% of drivers could not identify the correct action to take when approaching a yellow traffic light at an intersection. One major reason for these accidents is the “yellow light dilemma,” the ambiguous situation where a driver should stop or proceed forward when unexpectedly faced with a yellow light. This situation is even further exacerbated by the tendency of aggressive drivers to inappropriately speed up on the yellow just to get through the traffic light. A survey of Canadian drivers conducted by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation found that 9% of drivers admitted to speeding up to get through a traffic light. Another reason for these accidents is the increased danger of making a left-hand turn on yellow. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA), left turns occur in approximately 22.2% of collisions—as opposed to just 1.2% for right turns. Moreover, a study by CNN found left turns are three times as likely to kill pedestrians than right turns. The reason left turns are so much more likely to cause an accident is because they take a driver against traffic and in the path of oncoming cars. Additionally, most of these left turns occur at the driver’s discretion—as opposed to the distressingly brief left-hand arrow at busy intersections. Drive Safe Now proposes a workable solution for reducing the number of accidents occurring during a yellow light at intersections. We believe this fairly simple solution will save lives, prevent injuries, reduce damage to public and private property, and decrease insurance costs.
文摘Having carried out investigations on ship collision accidents with bridges in waterway in China, a database of ship collision with bridge (SCB) is developed in this paper. It includes detailed information about more than 200 accidents near ship's waterways in the last four decades, in which ships collided with the bridges. Based on the information a statistical analysis is presented tentatively. The increase in frequency of ship collision with bridges appears, and the accident quantity of the barge system is more than that of single ship. The main reason of all the factors for ship collision with bridge is the human errors, which takes up 70%. The quantity of the accidents happened during flooding period shows over 3～6 times compared with the period from March to June in a year. The probability follows the normal distribution according to statistical analysis. Visibility, span between piers also have an effect on the frequency of the accidents.
文摘为揭示船舶在追越过程中碰撞危险演化特征,提出一种基于情景反演的碰撞风险推理方法。基于追越事故案例中记录的船舶碰撞过程的动态信息,反演船舶追越过程中碰撞危险信息;引入负指数函数,结合船舶属性,通过最近会遇距离(Distance of Closest Point of Approach,d_(CPA))与两船到达最近会遇距离的时间(Time to Closest Point of Approach,t_(CPA))无因次化,确立船舶会遇的碰撞危险度(Collision Risk Index,I_(CR)),运用灰云推理模型,提出时间维度下追越两船的碰撞风险推理(Potential Collision Risk,P_(CR));结合多起案例反演数据,得出船舶追越过程中P_(CR)特征。结果表明:船舶追越依次经过碰撞危险、紧迫局面和紧迫危险等3个阶段,在时间节点上有一定稳定性特征,对应的P_(CR)均值分别为0.3491、0.5575和0.7771;船舶左舷追越的P_(CR)值略大于右舷追越;让路船的P_(CR)值感知也略大于直航船。基于情景反演的碰撞风险推理方法能反映会遇过程中两船实时的碰撞风险,为驾驶员实施精细化避碰行动提供有效理论支撑。
