Naslov
Impact of Heavy Vehicle Visibility on Traffic Safety

Autori
Babić, Darko ; Fiolić, Mario ; Prusa, Petr

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference - ZIRP 2014, Development Possibilities of Croatian Transport System - Anniversary of EU Membership / - Zagreb : Fakultet prometnih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2014, 125-133

ISBN
978-953-243-066-0

Skup
International Scientific Conference - ZIRP 2014, Development Possibilities of Croatian Transport System - Anniversary of EU Membership

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 15.04.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
heavy vehicle safety; innovative reflective technologies; contour marking

Sažetak
One of the essential elements of safety is a good marking and thus the visibility of vehicles in traffic. In order to better visibility of long, heavy vehicles and their trailers, etc., these vehicles have to be marked with edge marking. This marking (contour marking) has to be from highly reflective materials which can guarantee better visibility during night and poor weather conditions. This paper focuses on heavy vehicle safety and aims to demonstrate how innovative reflective technologies can prevent truck crashes and fatalities by increasing their visibility. Over the last 10 years the road toll has shown a declining trend in all vehicle categories, including heavy vehicles despite the facts that the number of vehicles and the kilometers travelled on the roads have significantly increased. It is important that the downward trend remains and simple, low cost conspicuity measures support and accelerate the declining tendency.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Tehnologija prometa i transport

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