The safety of vehicles imported from right-hand-drive vehicle configuration countries when operated in a left-hand-drive vehicle environment

Cooper, Peter; Meckle, Wayne; Nasvadi, Glenyth

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2008.10.004

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“…Departing from these findings it can be argued that importation of second-hand vehicles has a stronger impact on this specific type of accident for which higher material damages and severe injuries are representative. This finding is in line with results in other studies which argue that the kind of technical problems these type of cars usually have may lead to poorer safety performances [7,17]. Additionally, these conclusions can have broader implications as the phenomenon of importing second-hand used cars is widespread among the CEE countries and beyond areas which also exhibit high levels of traffic accidents [3][4][5]40,49,56].…”

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“…According to the database offered by GIRPRD, no less than 205,127 cars were involved in 133,351 vehicle-to-vehicle crashes over the last eight years (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015), resulting in 202,396 casualties of which 146,109 slightly injured, 39,599 seriously injured, and 11,072 deaths (Table 1). Considering previous research on traffic crashes and prior research on the impact of technical and design characteristics of vehicles on the severity of car crashes [7,11,17,50], in this research we categorized the crashes in three types: minor traffic crashes, severe traffic crashes, and fatal traffic crashes. The first category contains only crashes with slight injures for the passenger and/or small damages for the vehicle, the second one includes crashes with serious injures among the passengers and/or significant damages for the vehicle, and the last one includes crashes with deaths.…”

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The Safety of Transnational Imported Second-Hand Cars: A Case Study on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crashes in Romania

2017

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Certain features of imported second-hand cars (e.g., age, degree of wear and tear, technical design) can increase their likelihood for traffic crashes. Three official datasets which cover an eight year period (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) are used to test the connection between importation of second-hand cars and different types of traffic crashes. The traffic crashes database was provided by the Traffic Department of the General Inspectorate of Romanian Police (GIRPTD). The car registration database was provided by Driving-License and Vehicles-Registration Direction (DLVRD). Right-hand driving (RHD) cars database was provided by the Romanian Automotive Registry (RAR). A spatio-temporal visualization of data was performed using Geographic Information System (GIS) while for the statistical analysis we use regression models and Pearson-Correlation-coefficient. The analysis suggests that a significant part of the variation in the volume of traffic accidents can be explained by the volume of imported second-hand cars at the county level. Moreover, an even stronger direct relation exists between the number of imported second-hand cars and Severe Traffic Accidents but also in the case of RHD imported second-hand cars. The overall impact of imported second-hand cars on the traffic safety in Romania is significant but small in comparison to other types of car registration. Study results belong to the category of empirical evidence production which can improve the quality of existing traffic regulations focused both on organizing and ensuring traffic safety, and on the policy of sustainable transport infrastructure development.

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The Safety of Transnational Imported Second-Hand Cars: A Case Study on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crashes in Romania

2017

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“…Since the gearshift is predominantly used on one side from the driver's seat (for example, right side in the case of left-hand-drive {LHD} vehicles), positioning the gearshift on the opposite side could lead to driver confusion and errors, potentially resulting in safety issues. Indeed, relevant previous research has warned that the reversed and unfamiliar position of controls, such as gearshifts, can increase the risk of crashes [45]. However, it should be noted that the illustrations provided in this study depict LHD vehicles, and all respondents were drivers from LHD cultures.…”

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An Ergonomic Study on the Operation Method and In-Vehicle Location of an Automotive Electronic Gearshift

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Kim

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Applied Sciences

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This study conducted a survey to identify the best ergonomic operation method, in-vehicle location, and the effects of their combination on electronic gearshifts. A total of 15 different design alternatives were derived through combinations of three operation methods (lever slide, button push, and dial rotation) and five in-vehicle locations (left wheel spoke, right wheel spoke, upper center fascia, lower center fascia, and center console). A total of 40 respondents with diverse ages and driving experiences evaluated the 15 different design alternatives across nine ergonomic evaluation measures (accuracy, efficiency, rapidity, learnability, intuitiveness, safety, preference, memorability, and satisfaction). The study results indicated that: (1) the lever slide and button push were superior to dial rotation for the operation method; (2) the lower center facia and center console were superior for the in-vehicle location, and (3) implementing the lever slide method in the center console location was found to lead to the best combination of the operation method and in-vehicle location, while implementing the button push method in the right wheel spoke or upper center fascia location also showed relative superiority. The study findings are expected to contribute to the ergonomic design of electronic gearshifts that can enhance the driver’s gear-shifting experience, thereby improving driving performance and safety.

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“…Descriptive statistics on road accidents in Canada underpin safety concerns. Cooper et al (2009) show that RHD vehicles share higher accident rates of 30% compared to LHD vehicles. Tardif and Baril (2009) This study aims at identifying the causal effect of wrong-side drive vehicles on road safety using a natural experiment in Sweden.…”

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The causal effect of wrong-hand drive vehicles on road safety

Roesel

2017

Economics of Transportation

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The safety of vehicles imported from right-hand-drive vehicle configuration countries when operated in a left-hand-drive vehicle environment

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

The Safety of Transnational Imported Second-Hand Cars: A Case Study on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crashes in Romania

The Safety of Transnational Imported Second-Hand Cars: A Case Study on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crashes in Romania

An Ergonomic Study on the Operation Method and In-Vehicle Location of an Automotive Electronic Gearshift

The causal effect of wrong-hand drive vehicles on road safety

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