Abstract
Road collisions are a problem world-wide. Related to the kilometers traveled on public roads
agricultural vehicles (AVs) are over-represented in reported numbers of traffic victims. We
aim to investigate how agricultural engineering can reduce accidents with AVs involved on
public roads. We therefore relate so-called accident factors to the 3 road system
components; driver, vehicle and road. We summarize the significance of 10 accident factors
and describe possible preventive measures from an engineering perspective. We show that
all road system components may attribute to a structural improvement of traffic safety with
AVs on public roads. Agricultural engineering can play a role in each of them.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | CIGR-AgEng2012, Agriculture & Engineering for a Healthier Life, Valencia, Spain - Duration: 8 Jul 2012 → 12 Jul 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | CIGR-AgEng2012, Agriculture & Engineering for a Healthier Life, Valencia, Spain |
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| Period | 8/07/12 → 12/07/12 |