Analysis of vulnerable road user-to-motor vehicle collisions in New Brunswick

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dc.contributor.advisorHildebrand, Eric
dc.contributor.authorWood, Taylor
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:24:13Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:24:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2023-03-01T15:02:05Z
dc.description.abstractVulnerable 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.formattext/xml
dc.format.extentx, 107 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)1415628276en
dc.identifier.otherThesis 10899en
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13750
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineCivil Engineering
dc.subject.lcshRoad users--New Brunswick.en
dc.subject.lcshTraffic accidents--New Brunswick.en
dc.subject.lcshTraffic safety--New Brunswick.en
dc.subject.lcshNew Brunswick.en
dc.titleAnalysis of vulnerable road user-to-motor vehicle collisions in New Brunswick
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.Sc.E.

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