The contribution of onboard recording systems to road safety and accident analysis

Lehmann, Gerhard; Cheale, Alan

Affiliations

¹Mamresmann VDO AG, Germany

²VDO North America LLC, United States

Abstract

This paper presents onboard computer systems (black boxes), that

contribute to road safety by helping to reduce the number of accidents
provide data for accident analysis based on field experiences in USA and Europe with case studies.

There are several versions of onboard computers that record the performance of drivers and vehicles. Field experiences and case studies show that a ‘feed back’ of these records lead to a favourable modification of drivers’ behaviour. Further these objective and accurate recordings allow detailed reconstruction and analysis of accidents.

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Cited By (1)

Year	Entry
2001	Arai Y, Nishimoto T, Ezaka Y, Yoshimoto K. Accidents and near-misses analysis by using video drive-recorders in a fleet test. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 4-7, 2001; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.