Vehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studies

Nordengen, Paul AKienhöfer, FDe Saxe, C2016-04-222016-04-222014Nordengen, P.A., Kienhöfer, F. and De Saxe, C. 2014. Vehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studies. In: 13th International Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology Symposium (HVTT13), San Luis, Argentina, 27- 31 October 2014http://road-transport-technology.org/Proceedings/HVTT13/Vehicle%20Safety%20Performance%20Improvements%20Using%20A%20Performance-Based%20Standards%20Approach-%20Four%20Case%20Studies.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/851013th International Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology Symposium (HVTT13), San Luis, Argentina, 27- 31 October 2014. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item.As part of a performance-based standards (PBS) research programme for heavy vehicles in South Africa, a need was identified to design, manufacture and operate a number of PBS or Smart Truck demonstration vehicles. The purpose of the demonstration programme is to gain practical experience in the PBS approach and to quantify and evaluate the potential infrastructure preservation, safety and productivity benefits for road freight transport. The Smart Truck demonstration vehicles have been designed and manufactured to comply with the safety standards of the Australian PBS scheme. These include directional and non-directional manoeuvres such as low-speed swept path, tail swing, acceleration capability, static rollover threshold and rearward amplification. Four comparisons between baseline and PBS vehicle assessment results are presented in this paper to highlight some of the safety performance improvements that have resulted through the implementation of the PBS demonstration project. The demonstration vehicles include a timber truck and drawbar trailer, a mining side-tipper road train, a truck and tag-trailer car-carrier and a bi-articulated bus train.enPerformance-based standardsHeavy vehiclesSmart Truck demonstration vehiclesVehicle safetyVehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studiesConference PresentationNordengen, P. A., Kienhöfer, F., & De Saxe, C. (2014). Vehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studies. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8510Nordengen, Paul A, F Kienhöfer, and C De Saxe. "Vehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studies." (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8510Nordengen PA, Kienhöfer F, De Saxe C, Vehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studies; 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8510 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Nordengen, Paul A AU - Kienhöfer, F AU - De Saxe, C AB - As part of a performance-based standards (PBS) research programme for heavy vehicles in South Africa, a need was identified to design, manufacture and operate a number of PBS or Smart Truck demonstration vehicles. The purpose of the demonstration programme is to gain practical experience in the PBS approach and to quantify and evaluate the potential infrastructure preservation, safety and productivity benefits for road freight transport. The Smart Truck demonstration vehicles have been designed and manufactured to comply with the safety standards of the Australian PBS scheme. These include directional and non-directional manoeuvres such as low-speed swept path, tail swing, acceleration capability, static rollover threshold and rearward amplification. Four comparisons between baseline and PBS vehicle assessment results are presented in this paper to highlight some of the safety performance improvements that have resulted through the implementation of the PBS demonstration project. The demonstration vehicles include a timber truck and drawbar trailer, a mining side-tipper road train, a truck and tag-trailer car-carrier and a bi-articulated bus train. DA - 2014 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Performance-based standards KW - Heavy vehicles KW - Smart Truck demonstration vehicles KW - Vehicle safety LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 T1 - Vehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studies TI - Vehicle safety performance improvements using a performance-based standards approach: four case studies UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8510 ER -