Evaluating the rollover propensity of trucks - A roundabout example

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 127-134

  Tarko, Andrew ^a   Hall, Thomas ^a   Romero, Mario ^a   Jiménez, Cristhian Guillermo Lizarazo ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical rollover speed; High speed roads; Lighting; Nighttime conditions; Rollover; Roundabout; Semi trailer; Surrogate measure of safety; Truck

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; CRASHWORTHINESS; LIGHTING; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKS; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

HIGH SPEED; NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS; ROLLOVER; ROUNDABOUT; SURROGATE MEASURES;

TRUCK TRAILERS;

CAR DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; SAFETY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MOTOR VEHICLES; SAFETY;

EID: 84960414049     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.02.032     Document Type: Article

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