Road safety and accident: case study

Authors

  • Mário Talaia Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro
  • Nuno Amaro ISCIA – Instituto Superior de Ciências da Informação e da Administração, Aveiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_19_23

Keywords:

Road safety, accident, friction, law of conservation of energy, citizenship.

Abstract

Road safety should be of interest to all citizens. Anyone can contribute to make roads safer. In this paper, we will broach an accident case study on a flat and horizontal road, involving two vehicles. The study shows how to, from the vehicles final position location and braking lines, evaluate the speed during the moment of perception. To simulate the input variables in the model, an algorithm was created. Different rapid response diagrams were also created.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

No. 19 (2012): Equating the Knowledge of Risks and Catastrophes

Section

Articles

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