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Understanding Fixed Object Crashes with SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data
Fixed-object crashes have long time been considered as major roadway safety concerns. While previous relevant studies tended to address such crashes in the context of roadway departures, and heavily relied on police-reported accidents data, this study integrated the SHRP2 NDS and RID data for …
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Investigation of W-Beam Energy-Absorbing Guardrail End Terminal Safety Performance Using Finite Element Modeling
… areas and consequently prevent hitting rigid fixed object alongside the road (e.g., trees, utility poles, traffic barriers, etc.). However, guardrails cause 10% of deaths of vehicle-to-fixed object crashes which has attracted attention in the highway safety community on the vehicle-based …