Addressing Human Factors with Technology

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Addressing Human Factors with Technology
Education
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Factors Affecting Vehicle Crashes
Vehicle
- tires - vehicle concept - self protection -
compatibility ...
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Vehicle Accident Phase Chronology
Passive Safety
Active Safety
SeriousAccident
LessseriousAccident
MinorAccident
RescuePhase
Pre-Cash Phase
Assistance Phase
WarningPhase
NomalRide
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Degrees of Accident Recognition
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Crash-Sensing - Impact detection
Pre-crash SensingSurrounding Recognition
(obstacle, distance, closing velocity)
Accident probability
PRE-SAFE - Critical Driving Situation (Emergency
Brake, Skidding)
Passive Safety
Active Safety
Accident
Time
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PRE-SAFE
Synergy of active and passive safety
Recognition ofcritical driving situationswith a
relative crash probability
Preventive measures to prepare the occupants and
the vehicle for the possibility of a crash
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PRE-SAFE in nature
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PRE-SAFE in the Automobile
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Enabling Technology Reversible Belt
Pretensioner
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Reduction in Forward Head Displacement
25
Without electric pretensioner
20
Reduction of the distance head to the dashboard
up to 15 cm (chest to the dashboard up to10 cm)
15
Forward displacement head (cm)
10
With electric pretensioner
5
non prepared passenger during a panic brake
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0.00
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
tensioning signal
Time (sec)
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PRE-SAFE Advantages

• Prior to an accident there is significantly more
  time to activate protection systems than during
  an impact
• Better positioning of occupants prior to an
  impact
• Preventive reaction is a natural kind of
  protection

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Vehicle Accident Phase Chronology
Passive Safety
Active Safety
SeriousAccident
LessseriousAccident
MinorAccident
RescuePhase
Pre-Cash Phase
Assistance Phase
WarningPhase
NomalRide
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Safety Education--Road Ready Teens

• Launched in 2003
• A partnership with AAA, NSC, MADD
• With input from IIHS, NHTSA and the NTSB
• A home-based program designed to raise awareness
  and help parents protect drivers
  most-at-riskteens
• Provides young drivers and their parents the tips
  and tools to safely ease into driving

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Road Ready Teens --Target Audience

• Parents of teens 14 to 17
• Teens 14 to 17 years old

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Road Ready Teens Science Based

• Road Ready Teens is based on the principles of
  Graduated Driver Licensing laws
• RRT reinforces guidelines that are proven to
  reduce the crash risk by 33 among teen drivers
• Zero tolerance for alcohol
• Mandatory seat belt use
• Restricting night-time driving
• Restricting teen passengers

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Road Ready Teens Research Driven

• Focus Group Key findings
• Teens are more willing to accept restrictions if
  they understand risk
• Teens prefer interactive online and gaming
  solutions

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Road Ready Teens --Parents Guide

• Offering parents proven recommendations to keep
  their teens safe. Developed with the guidance of
  safety experts.

www.roadreadyteens.org
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Road Ready Teens --StreetWise

• Developed by WildTangent, StreetWise is designed
  to raise awareness of risk, help teens understand
  why distractions are so deadly and why
  restrictions are so important.

www.roadreadyteens.org
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Road Ready Teens --StreetWise
www.roadreadyteens.org
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Road Ready Teens --StreetWise
www.roadreadyteens.org
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Road Ready Teens Research Proven

• StreetWise Beta-testing, University of Michigan
• All participants reported that StreetWise helped
  them better understand driving risks
• 61 were more likely to take steps to protect
  themselves from driving risks after playing
  StreetWise

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Factors Affecting Vehicle Crashes
Through the innovative use of emerging
technologies and education, DaimlerChrysler will
continue to support the goal of reducing roadway
fatalities
Vehicle
- tires - vehicle concept - self protection -
compatibility ...