Analysis of benefits and costs of lane departure warning systems for the trucking industry / Amy Houser [and others].

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Houser, Amy

United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Research and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trucking--United States--Safety measures--Cost effectiveness.

Trucking.

Trucks--Electronic equipment--United States--Cost effectiveness.

Trucks.

United States.

Genre:

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 59 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, [2009]

Summary:

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA's) safety goal is to reduce the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle fatalities and crashes. During the last several years, FMCSA has collaborated with the trucking industry to test, evaluate, and facilitate the deployment of several onboard safety systems for commercial motor vehicles to increase the safety of all roadway users. The purpose of this report is to evaluate costs and benefits for industry associated with lane departure warning systems that can reduce large-truck lane departure crashes. The analysis described herein indicates that combination and single-unit vehicles with lane departure warning systems will help to prevent lane-departure crashes. Motor carriers purchasing this technology will likely see net positive returns on investments within a five-year product lifecycle for the crash types and operating scenarios described in this report.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 1, 2011).

"February 2009."

Includes bibliographical references (page 39).

"Report no. FMCSA-RRT-09-022."

OCLC:

699769784