Abstract
Statistical data on traffic accidents in Japan suggests the existence of different factors/processes in low-speed rear-end collisions than in relatively high speed ones. Analyzing the numerous data sets recorded by drive recorders and stored in a database of near-miss incidents yields several findings on the characteristics of low-speed rear-end collisions and near-miss incidents. This study analyzes the database with respect to “Classification of Factors”, “Relative Approach Speed”, “Overlap Percentage” and “Circumstances”.
Keywords: Drive Recorder, Rear-end Collision, Low Speed, Near-miss Incident