Crash test - Collision with stationary cars at the back of a traffic jam
Crash test
Traveling at 80 km/h, and without braking, a Jeep Grand Cherokee (passenger car) collides with three stationary cars, which represent the back of a traffic jam. The assumption is that the Jeep driver was distracted and so did not see the back of a traffic jam ahead.
Traveling at 80 km/h, and without braking, a Jeep Grand Cherokee (passenger car) collides with three stationary cars, which represent the back of a traffic jam. The assumption is that the Jeep driver was distracted and so did not see the back of a traffic jam ahead.
Vehicles (passenger cars)
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Renault Twingo
Chrysler Voyager
Peugeot 106
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Renault Twingo
Chrysler Voyager
Peugeot 106
Cause/problem
The driver of the Jeep does not see the back of a traffic jam ahead.
The driver of the Jeep does not see the back of a traffic jam ahead.
Consequences/injuries
The occupants of all the cars involved would be exposed to a more or less severe risk of injury. The occupants of the Renault Twingo in particular – both in the rear and front seats – would have had little chance of survival.
The occupants of all the cars involved would be exposed to a more or less severe risk of injury. The occupants of the Renault Twingo in particular – both in the rear and front seats – would have had little chance of survival.
Avoidance measures, mitigation of consequences/
strategy for road safety measures
Such an accident could have been avoided were the driver paying attention. Also, state-of-the-art driver assistance systems such as automatic brake assist, which warns the driver and, in critical situations, initiates a braking operation, could either prevent the accident altogether or significantly mitigate the consequences.
strategy for road safety measures
Such an accident could have been avoided were the driver paying attention. Also, state-of-the-art driver assistance systems such as automatic brake assist, which warns the driver and, in critical situations, initiates a braking operation, could either prevent the accident altogether or significantly mitigate the consequences.