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The Influence of Road Geometry on Vehicle Rollover and Skidding

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  • Yanna Yin

    (School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China)

  • Huiying Wen

    (School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China)

  • Lu Sun

    (School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
    Department of Civil and Environmental, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA)

  • Wei Hou

    (Qilu Transportation Development Group; Jinan 250000, China)

Abstract

This paper analyzes the influence of single and combined unfavorable road geometry on rollover and skidding risks of D-class mid-sized sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with front-wheel drive for roads with design speeds at 80 km/h. A closed-loop simulation model of human-vehicle-road interactions is established to examine the systematic influence of road geometry on vehicle rollover and skidding. The effects of different road geometry on rollover and skidding on SUVs are studied for pavement surface with good and poor friction when vehicles are in the action of steady state cornering. The rollover and skidding risks of the most unfavorable road segments are assessed. The critical wheel is defined by the threshold of skidding during curve negotiation. The results found that SUVs are not easy to rollover on the most unfavorable roads, regardless of good or poor friction of pavement surface. The safety margin of rollover is greater than that of skidding. The safety margin of skidding is minimal on poor friction roads. Therefore, for the sake of driving safety, it is not recommended to design the roads with these unfavorable road geometry combinations

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  • Yanna Yin & Huiying Wen & Lu Sun & Wei Hou, 2020. "The Influence of Road Geometry on Vehicle Rollover and Skidding," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:5:p:1648-:d:327938
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