scholarly journals Design and Fabrication of Safety Impact Guard

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VIII) ◽  
pp. 273-281
Author(s):  
Sachin Nikam
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Impact Force ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Heavy Vehicle ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Heavy Vehicles ◽  
Terror Attack ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
The Impact

Death due to Accidents are greater than natural disaster and terror attack in India. One of the most injurious cases is the crash between car and heavy vehicle. Every year lacks of passengers are killed due to road accidents in which 8% are due to heavy vehicles. Road accident causes loss of life and also property. Accidents can not be avoided completely but the impact force is decreased by application of Design and Fabrication of safety impact guard. Safety impact guard is protecting device used to reduce collision impact at rear end of heavy vehicle when accident occurs.

scholarly journals EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF HEAVY VEHICLES ON TRAFFIC PARAMETERS BY USING HEAVY VEHICLE FACTOR

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Parthkumar Patel ◽  
H.R. Varia
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Heavy Vehicle ◽  
Mixed Traffic ◽  
Heavy Vehicles ◽  
Highway Traffic ◽  
Ideal Situation ◽  
The Impact

Safe, convenient and timely transportation of goods and passengers is necessary for development of nation. After independence road traffic is increased manifold in India. Modal share of freight transport is shifted from Railway to roadways in India. Road infrastructures continuously increased from past few decades but there is still need for new roads to be build and more than three forth of the roads having mixed traffic plying on it. The impact of freight vehicles on highway traffic is enormous as they are moving with slow speeds. Nature of traffic flow is dependent on various traffic parameters such as speed, density, volume and travel time etc. As per ideal situation these traffic parameters should remain intact, but it is greatly affected by presence of heavy vehicle in mixed traffic due to Svehicles plying on two lane roads. Heavy vehicles affect the traffic flow because of their length and size and acceleration/deceleration characteristics.  This study is aimed to analyse the impact of heavy vehicles on traffic parameters.

scholarly journals Analysis of Factors Influencing the Density of Fatalities on National Roads in Poland

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-234
Author(s):  
Wojciech Kustra ◽  
Kazimierz Jamroz
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic Safety ◽  
Eu Directive ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
Improvement Measures ◽  
The Impact

Analysis of Factors Influencing the Density of Fatalities on National Roads in PolandIn Poland 20% of the total number of accidents occur on the national roads, which constitute 7% of the length of all roads. In the case of fatalities this share is significantly higher as it constitutes up to 36% of the total casualties. In accordance with the EU Directive (Journal of Laws EU L. 319/59) the level of road traffic safety should be raised by targeting investment on the most dangerous road sections. Finding the dependence between road and traffic factors and the number of accidents and casualties of road accidents may be helpful in predicting safety levels and selecting road traffic safety improvement measures. The paper presents the experience of other countries and preliminary tests results of the impact of the selected factors on the density and the number of road accident fatalities on the national roads in Poland.

Determining the Impact Force upon the Hip Joint in a Frontal-Type Road Accident

2016 ◽  
Vol 841 ◽  
pp. 353-358
Author(s):  
Oana Victoria Oţăt ◽  
Nicolae Dumitru ◽  
Victor Oţăt
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modelling ◽  
Software Package ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Impact Force ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Additional Method ◽  
Virtual Simulations ◽  
Frontal Collisions ◽  
The Impact

On account of the steadily increasing number of road casualties, the present research study underpins a thorough investigation on the impact issue between the driver’s knee and the vehicle’s dash board. Such type of impacts tends to occur especially in frontal collisions between a vehicle and an obstacle or another vehicle. Thus, aiming at determining the impact force in the coxofemoral joint, we have carried out a series of virtual simulations by means of the LS-DYNA software package. Also, we had to consider the influence the vehicle’s velocity impact displays upon the injury degree in the driver’s lower limbs area. Furthermore, an additional method to determine the impact force in this joint was to implement a mathematical modelling of the impact phenomenon. In the end, after having completed the two processes, we sought compare the results obtained both by the virtual simulation, and mathematical modelling.

scholarly journals Vehicular Crash Signaling System

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 12876-12880
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Vibration Sensor ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Signaling System ◽  
Alert Message ◽  
Accident Response ◽  
The Impact

The rise in demand for automobiles has resulted in a palpable increase in the traffic density, thereby giving way to more road accidents over time. Many a times, casualties of a road accident fail to live after they fall victim to poor emergency facilities and inadequate accident response time. It is not viable to anticipate road accidents but the repercussions can be minimized at the very least. If given immediate medical attention and care, the number of deaths caused as a result of road accidents could be reduced to a considerably low number. The primary hindrance in casualties receiving appropriate medical care is the fact that the rescue services do not receive any piece of information about the accident and sometimes, even when the information is passed on, it is usually received late. Hence to ensure that victims get adequate medical help on time, there is a need for an efficient automatic system. The Crash Signaling System uses a combination of technologies such as vibration sensor, Zigbee, GSM and GPS modules that detects the impact of the accident as well as the point of accident and conveys the information of the location to the nearby emergency care unit. It also sends information about the point of accident to the vehicles in the vicinity which then would help the drivers of oncoming vehicles to stay alert and drive cautiously. The ZigBee module assists in sending the alert message about the point of accident to the vehicles in the vicinity. The proposed system ensures that the emergency services are made accessible to accident victims in a timely manner and shares the information of the accident to the nearest hospital or rescue team via a GSM module. Besides it also sends a message to the victim’s emergency contacts. This system can be used in all in all vehicles for accident detection and reporting. VANET is a similar wireless communication technology which employs V2V and V2I

scholarly journals Modelling road traffic safety indices by means of regression with panel data

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-51
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Brzozowska-Rup ◽  
Marzena Nowakowska
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Traffic Safety ◽  
Safety Indices ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Although the occurrence of road accidents and the number of road accident casualties in almost all Polish voivodeships has decreased over the last few years, the rate of this change varies considerably from region to region. To provide a better understanding of such a tendency, panel data regression models are proposed to conduct this pilot research which evaluates the relative performance of Polish regions in terms of their road traffic safety. Panel data are multi-dimensional data which involve measurements over time. In the research, a voivodeship is a unit analysed at a group level, whereas a year is a unit analysed at a time level. A two-way error component regression model has been applied to survey the impact of regressors, the group effects, and time effects on a dependent variable. The analysis has been conducted using data acquired from the Statistics Poland Local Data Bank website, as well as from the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways. The panel data from 16 regions in Poland and the 2012–2018 period have been investigated. The examined models refer to road traffic safety indices defined based on the following characteristics: the number of road accidents, the number road fatalities, and the number of people injured. The results of all the three models indicate a negative effect as regards the GDP per capita, (car) motorisation rate, the indicator of government expenditure for current maintenance of national roads, and the road length per capita. A positive association has been found between the truck motorisation rate and the indicator of local government expenditure on roads. The impact of the region's urbanisation indicators on road safety is ambiguous as, on the one hand, its increase causes a reduction in the road accident and accident injury indices, but, on the other hand, it produces a rise in the accident fatality index. In the models, the significance of time effects has been identified; a decreasing time trend suggests a general improvement in road safety from year to year. Most of the group effects have turned out to be highly significant. However, the effects differ as regards both the road accident and the accident injury indices in magnitude and direction.

scholarly journals Risk Analysis of Toll Road Accident Using Fmea and Ahp Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Edelweis Gent Haryanto ◽  
Eva Azhra Latifa
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Toll Road ◽  
Fmea Method ◽  
Death And Loss ◽  
Fmea Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Road accidents are one of the leading causes of death in the world. It is not only the victims that killed or seriously injured, but accidents significantly affected the quality of life of the people as well as economic and social development in the country. However, the threat of road accidents has not been fully recognized, and has not been well studied even though it is one of the most frequent causes of human death and loss of property. This research was conducted to determine the causes of accidents on the toll road with the FMEA method (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) which is divided into 3 factors: human factors, vehicle factors, and road factors. After that, determining the alternative solutions for dealing with accidents on toll roads using the Analytical Hierarchy Process based on 3 criteria: cost, time and impact. The results showed that based on FMEA analysis, the highest risk factors were found to be human factors caused by negligence. Based on risk factors due to negligence, the results of AHP analysis are: the impact criteria as the main criteria with a weight value of 0.77, and the chosen alternative solution is the fulfillment of functional feasibility with global weight 0.42. Fulfillment of functional feasibility can be done by adding road equipment such as traffic signs and rumble stripe markers.

scholarly journals Music Therapy with Young People in Schools: After the Black Saturday Fires

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina McFerran ◽  
Kate Teggelove
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Community Music ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Song Writing ◽  
The Impact

The Black Saturday bushfires of 2009 resulted in the largest loss of life as the consequence of a natural disaster recorded in Australian history.  The community music therapy project described in this paper took place in a secondary school affected by the fires six months later.  Three groups of young men and women participated in ten weeks of music therapy groups where they were empowered to choose the content and focus of sessions.  Each young person had been impacted in some way by the fires and this was expressed either through improvisations, song writing or song sharing, resulting in a sense of relief.  Although it was important that other group members understood the impact of the bushfires, the young people were more inclined to focus on positive opportunities for growth within the groups and appreciated the fun and freedom of sessions.  They described how "musicing" opened a door for new experiences, both musically and personally, where they were able to more confidently express themselves once group cohesion had been established.  The relevance of community music therapy theory is considered in light of the emphasis on coping by the young people and compared to the implications of adopting a trauma orientation in the context of a natural disaster.

ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN BULGARIA IN LIGHT OF THE PRIORITIES OF EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES

2019 ◽  
pp. 626-632
Author(s):  
Georgi Georgiev
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
European Area ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Impact

Road safety in the European Union has improved significantly in recent decades (EU roads are the safest in the world), but the number of fatalities and injuries is still too high. This is very much true for Bulgaria because, within the European area, it is in the group with the highest number of road accident victims who bear not only material losses. Bulgaria, as a member state of the European Union, implements European policies in its legislation and constantly updates its legal framework. In recent years, a number of new initiatives have been taken to reduce trauma and victims on Bulgaria's roads. However, the results achieved are not satisfactory and they are far from what was planned in the previous planning documents. This report classifies the major factors and their elements affecting road accidents in Bulgaria according to the current legal framework in the European Union. A SWOT analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of BSP provision was made, taking into account the impact of these factors. Finally, proposals have been made to prioritize the factors most influential in a national plan to improve road conditions, reduce road accidents, and ensure road safety.

Simulation and Analysis on the Effect of Gross Vehicle Weight on Braking Distance of Heavy Vehicle

2014 ◽  
Vol 564 ◽  
pp. 77-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Airul Sharizli ◽  
Rahizar Ramli ◽  
Mohamed Rehan Karim ◽  
Ahmad Saifizul Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Vehicle Dynamics ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
Heavy Vehicle ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Heavy Vehicles ◽  
Braking Performance ◽  
Vehicle Weight ◽  
Gross Vehicle Weight ◽  
Braking Distance ◽  
Distance Data

Increasing number of fatalities caused by road accidents involving heavy vehicles every year has raised the level of concern and awareness on road safety situation in developing countries like Malaysia. This study attempts to explore the influences of vehicle dynamics characteristics such as vehicle weight and travel speed on its safety braking distance. This study uses a kind of complex virtual prototyping software to simulate vehicle dynamics and its braking performance characteristics. The software was used to generate braking distance data for various vehicle types under various loads and speed condition. The generated data was grouped according to GVW and then analyzed by two-way ANOVA to evaluate its relationship to braking distance. The finding of this study implies that the speed and GVW of various vehicle classifications has a significant effect to the heavy vehicle braking distance.

The impact of generation on the risk of road accidents

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-82
Author(s):  
Beata Jackowska ◽  
Ewa Wycinka
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
The Road ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Groups ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with the widespread perception, popular since 2017, that millennials are the worst drivers. In motor insurance, it is commonly known that age and gender are significant determinants of accidents’ risk. Nowadays, millennials are the youngest drivers. Thus, the question arises whether, apart from the age, generation isa risk factor. The aim of this paper is to verify whether generation influences the level of the road accidents rate in Poland besides age and gender of drivers. Due to the downward trend of this rate, the relative risk of road accidents was analysed among licensed drivers in Poland in the years 2006—2017. For the analysis data of the Polish National Police, Polish Road Safety Observatory, Statistics Poland, Social Diagnosis as well as Public Opinion Research Centre were used. The percentage of licensed drivers was estimated for age and gender groups as well as the percentage of millennials in these groups, according to the generation theory. The results of the empirical study for age groups of both perpetrators of the accidents and drivers involved in accidents do not confirm the hypothesis about the impact of the generation on the risk of a road accident.

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