Abstract
Currently, there are quite a lot of incorrect procedures and mistakes that occur in the forensic area, which lacks analytical approaches toward solving the causes of accidents using s–t diagrams (distance–time diagrams) combined with the software simulation applications. When analyzing accidents, the correct information is of key importance. The aim of this article is to define a new specific technical and analytical approach toward handling expert’s reports on traffic accidents in road transport at intersections, with respect to the traffic lights. A simulation program application is used as a progressive means of accident evaluation. This procedure must become a standard in the methods of modern traffic accident analysis. The application of this methodology with simulation tools for accident reconstruction enables one to perform a very precise analysis of traffic accidents. Mutual space and time relationships of vehicles’ movements have been evaluated here, depending upon the intersection signal plan. To demonstrate the methodology, a real case is used here, reconstructed by means of the complex analytical simulation software PC-Crash. A procedure processed by these means can be beneficial for forensic traffic accident analysis.
Highlights
An important consequence of transport sustainability will be improved traffic safety [1]
On spots in a road network where traffic conflicts are likely to occur, e.g., intersections, it must be ensured that automated vehicles can operate safely and efficiently, and, more importantly, that conventional vehicles driven by humans will have at least the same safety level as they have [2,4]
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Summary
An important consequence of transport sustainability will be improved traffic safety [1]. With respect to technology and logistics, the most difficult time will be the transition period, with the inevitable co-existence of standard, semi-autonomous, and fully autonomous vehicles [5]. This period will be complicated for vehicle constructors as well as for traffic engineers and engineers designing the technical infrastructure of roads. It will be a challenge for analysts of traffic accidents [6]. The precise investigation of traffic accidents and near-miss incidents will help to better legally assess the case, and to improve the control of intersection crossings [8]
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