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Commencement, Development and Analysis of Heavy Vehicle Accidents
Technical Paper
785007
Sector:
Language:
German
Abstract
The purpose of the paper is to coordinate driving and collision
dynamics into a unified system in order to formulate better design
and operational criteria. The paper's thesis is that only the
critical pursuit of all the relationships dictated by these
dynamics can lead to better traffic systems, particularly for
tanker trucks.
The paper establishes mechanical models for heavy trucks.
Dynamic analyses of the degrees of freedom for different vehicle
types lead to approximate methods for modeling the differing
accident processes. Such modeling provides means for theoretical
treatment of the propagation of these processes once they exceed
the limits of driver control. The influence of driving speed is
demonstrated with particular attention given to the increase in
risk of potentially uncontrollable situations. The results are used
to critique prevalent highway safety provisions, many of which are
found to be useless in most heavy vehicle accidents