Authors
David S Hurwitz, Anuj Pradhan, Donald L Fisher, Michael A Knodler, Jeffrey W Muttart, Rajiv Menon, Uwe Meissner
Publication date
2010/4/1
Journal
Injury Prevention
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
79-84
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Description
Context
Backing crash injures can be severe; approximately 200 of the 2,500 reported injuries of this type per year to children under the age of 15 years result in death. Technology for assisting drivers when backing has limited success in preventing backing crashes.
Objectives
Two questions are addressed: Why is the reduction in backing crashes moderate when rear-view cameras are deployed? Could rear-view cameras augment sensor systems?
Design
46 drivers (36 experimental, 10 control) completed 16 parking trials over 2 days (eight trials per day). Experimental participants were provided with a sensor camera system, controls were not. Three crash scenarios were introduced.
Setting
Parking facility at UMass Amherst, USA.
Subjects
46 drivers (33 men, 13 women) average age 29 years, who were Massachusetts residents licensed within the USA for an average of 9.3 years.
Interventions
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