- Tytuł:
- The retrofitting of trucks already being in use in Poland in a range of the indirect visibility
- Autorzy:
- Olejnik, K.
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/243921.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2008
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych
- Tematy:
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safety
transport
visibility - Opis:
- The paper discusses the need of additional equipment of trucks which are already being in use in Poland with the devices of the indirect visibility which enable to observe much bigger area in the neighbourhood of the vehicle. A large number of accidents are caused by drivers of larger vehicles who are not aware that other road users are very close to or beside their own vehicle. These accidents are often related to a change of direction at crossings, junctions or roundabouts, when drivers fail to detect other road users in the blind spots, which exist in the immediate area around their vehicles. The increase of the indirect visibility from the driver's seat improves safety of the participants in the road traffic. Over 400 people lost their life in the EU in of these accidents. Most of the victims of such accidents are pedestrians or two-wheelers, a particularly vulnerable category of road users. Implementation of the EU Directive 2003/97 (which is obligatory for the new vehicles) to the vehicles earlier registered can be done by replacement and installment of the new mirrors which contain bigger areas. This paper shows the results of the research on the independence of minimum dimensions (s, w) of mirrors class V and its placement on values of radius of curvature. It contains much bigger area than it is due to demands. Author also made a proposition on how to solve the problem of the limited visibility on the inclined crossing of roads and on enlarged crossing while turning left.
- Źródło:
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Journal of KONES; 2008, 15, 2; 357-364
1231-4005
2354-0133 - Pojawia się w:
- Journal of KONES
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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