@article{ref1,
title="Influence of visibility out of the vehicle cabin on lane-change crashes",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2006",
author="Sivak, Michael and Schoettle, Brandon and Reed, Matthew P. and Flannagan, Michael J.",
volume="38",
number="5",
pages="969-972",
abstract="The influence of lateral visibility from the vehicle cabin on safety was evaluated by examining the differences in lane-change crashes of four-door and two-door body styles of the same vehicle models. These two vehicle styles were used because B-pillars (the pillars between the front and rear seats) on four-door models are farther forward, and thus nearer the fore-aft position of the driver. (Furthermore, the B-pillars on two-door models can be narrower, and some two-door models have no B-pillars at all.) To control for driver differences between these two body styles, going-straight-ahead crashes were used for comparison. The analysis used 2000-2003 North Carolina crash data, and considered the crash experience of four-door and two-door body styles for the same 10 vehicles for model years 1995 and newer. The main finding is that four-door body styles are more likely to be involved in lane-change crashes than are two-door body styles of the same vehicle models. This finding suggests that lateral visibility out of the vehicle cabin affects safety.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2006.03.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2006.03.008"
}