Influence of visibility out of the vehicle cabin on lane-change crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 969-972

  Sivak, Michael ^a   Schoettle, Brandon ^a   Reed, Matthew P ^a   Flannagan, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

B pillar; Glass; Lane change crashes; Vehicle cabin; Visibility

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CRASHWORTHINESS; GLASS; VISIBILITY;

B-PILLAR; LANE-CHANGE CRASHES; VEHICLE CABIN;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS;

ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; RISK; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VISION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; VISION;

EID: 33745759910     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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