Effects of an active accelerator pedal on driver behaviour and traffic safety after long-term use in urban areas
Författare
Summary, in English
The long-term effects of the active accelerator pedal were evaluated in the city of Lund in 2000 and 2001. The system, installed in 284 vehicles, produced a counterforce in the accelerator pedal at the speed limit. It could, however be overridden by pressing the accelerator pedal harder. The results showed that test drivers’ compliance with the speed limits improved considerably. Reduction in average speeds and less speed variation by the test vehicles indicate a great traffic-safety potential. Travel times were unaffected, while emission volumes decreased significantly.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2004
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
729-737
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Accident Analysis and Prevention
Volym
36
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Infrastructure Engineering
Nyckelord
- active accelerator pedal
- long-term effects
- driver behaviour
- speed
- emissions
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1879-2057