All natural driving study hits the road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Project:<\/strong> UDRIVE Texting while you drive? Don\u2019t. Really. Distraction is a leading cause of accidents, but of course it isn\u2019t the only one. A large-scale, EU-funded study will be looking over the shoulder of motorists and scooter riders in six countries for at least one year in a bid to map a route towards safer, more sustainable road traffic. Recommendations from this project are expected in 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Udrive project is collecting data from 200 vehicles (lorries, cars and scooters), keeping track of the actions and reactions of the participating motorists as they engage with everyday traffic. \u201cOur objective is to gain insight into real, ‘natural’ driving behaviour,\u201d says project coordinator Nicole van Nes of the Dutch national institute for road safety research (SWOV).
Natural driving behaviour, she explains, differs significantly from that displayed in contrived situations or on simulators. \u201cIt\u2019s not influenced by an experimental or laboratory setting, where you ask drivers to do something specific, like using a particular type of equipment or taking a specific route,\u201d she notes. \u201cIn a naturalistic study, the participants\u2019 own vehicles are instrumented to capture the necessary data, and they drive them as usual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dashboard diaries<\/strong> UDRIVE began in October 2012 and is due to deliver its conclusions in June 2017. It is Europe\u2019s largest naturalistic driving study to date, designed to generate new knowledge about crash causation factors and associated risks, distraction and inattention, and drivers\u2019\/riders’ interaction with vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. In addition to these three road safety topics, the UDRIVE team is exploring eco-driving aspects as a possible contribution to greater sustainability.
Individual vehicles will be observed over the course of 1.5 years. However, a lot of preparation was required before the data collection could actually begin. \u201cWe had to design a dedicated data acquisition system,\u201d van Nes explains. \u201cWe also had to figure out how to manage the data, and how to protect it in order to preserve the drivers\u2019 privacy.\u201d
These technical developments have been completed, participants have been recruited, and their vehicles have been equipped. In total, 120 cars, 40 trucks and 40 scooters are involved, van Nes reports. Some 250 drivers will be participating in the study, as many of these vehicles are used by several people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eyes on the road!<\/strong> \u201cOur data acquisition system is truly unique,\u201d says van Nes. It is based on unobtrusive cameras \u2014 seven in total for every car; eight for the trucks \u2014 that are running while the vehicle is in use. \u201cThis really gives us a good look at what\u2019s happening in and around the vehicle,\u201d she notes. \u201cIn addition, we have a smart camera inside the cars and trucks, which automatically identifies other objects in the vicinity \u2014 this includes other vehicles, but also cyclists and pedestrians.\u201d
Information from the study vehicles has now begun to roll in. \u201cWe are very excited,\u201d van Nes notes with the air of keen anticipation others might display when opening a Christmas gift. \u201cAfter two years of preparatory work, we now have access to actual data,\u201d she says, announcing that the analysis of this data is about to start.
It will involve pinpointing and dissecting safety-critical events and disasters narrowly averted \u2014 as well as any crashes in which the vehicles might have been involved, although luckily few of those are likely. Based on their findings, the UDRIVE team then intends to suggest possible risk mitigation measures. They will also strive to highlight topics for further research.
In formulating their recommendations, the researchers will consider a wide array of options, says van Nes, pointing to examples as varied as policy measures and awareness campaigns, infrastructure adaptations and changes in vehicle design. \u201cIf we can identify where drivers fail, we can think of ways to offer them support,\u201d she concludes.
This innovation was made possible by Israel\u2019s continued participation in the official Horizon 2020 fund, managed in Israel by ISERD part of The Israel Innovation Authority (Formerly the Office of the Chief Scientist and MATIMOP). The initiative has taken Israeli R&D to the next level with the help of ground-breaking collaboration between scientists in Israel and Europe, as well as essential funding and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Project details<\/strong> Project acronym:<\/strong> UDRIVE Participants:<\/strong> Netherlands (Coordinator), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Project Reference N\u00b0<\/strong> 314050 Total cost:<\/strong> \u20ac 10 696 865 EU contribution:<\/strong> \u20ac 7 999 965 Duration:<\/strong> 1 October 2012 \u2014 30 June 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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