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U.S. Department of Transportation
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Lane Change Crash Scenarios
Pre-crash Scenario
Count
Percent
Changing lanes/same direction
50,690
51.6
Turning/same direction
27,922
28.4
Drifting/same direction
19,703
20.0
Total
98,315
100.0
Crashes that could be addressed by V2V safety applications
Figure 12. Changing Lanes/Same Direction Crash Type. A diagram containing a top-down illustration of a heavy truck in the center lane with vehicles in the adjacent lanes. This diagram shows how a lane change by the heavy truck would conflict with the paths of the adjacent vehicles, creating a lane change crash. This crash scenario could occur in either of the adjacent lanes. End of Figure 12.
Subject vehicle changing lanes then encroaching into another vehicle traveling in the same direction
Applications: BSW/LCW
2005-2008 GES