Analysis of vulnerable road user-to-motor vehicle collisions in New Brunswick
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hildebrand, Eric | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wood, Taylor | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-01T16:24:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-01T16:24:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-03-01T15:02:05Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Vulnerable road users (VRU), including pedestrians, cyclists, and power-assisted bikes and scooters (PABS), are the most at risk of a fatality or serious injury when involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. This study undertook a statistical analysis of VRU-to-motor vehicle collisions in New Brunswick (NB) between 1993 and 2017. Over the 25-year period, the collision data captured a total of 3143 pedestrian collisions, 2214 cyclist collisions, and 203 PABS collisions in NB. Patterns and long-term trends were investigated to gain a better understanding of VRU safety and identify cost-effective safety countermeasures. The study found that VRU-to-vehicle collisions have steadily decreased between 1993 and 2017 in both urban and rural NB. Further, the frequency analysis revealed five key results: VRU’s under the age of 30 were significantly over-represented in the collision data, less than half of cyclists and PABS drivers were reported wearing safety equipment, the severity of a collision generally increased as the speed of the vehicle increased, a large proportion of collisions occurred during dark conditions, and the two major contributing factors were driver inattention and pedestrian error/confusion. Based on the study findings, it is recommended that provincial and municipal road authorities consider promoting or implementing safety countermeasures including training and education initiatives, VRU-related infrastructure improvements, speed reduction measures, strategic lighting improvements, and autonomous emergency braking systems (AEB) that detect VRUs. | |
| dc.description.copyright | © Taylor M. Wood, 2021 | |
| dc.format | text/xml | |
| dc.format.extent | x, 107 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13750 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_CA | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Civil Engineering | |
| dc.title | Analysis of vulnerable road user-to-motor vehicle collisions in New Brunswick | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Civil Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.fullname | Master of Science in Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.Sc.E. |
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