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TitleDevelopment of a process to audit vehicle safety technology prevalence
AuthorsElsegood ME, Mackenzie JRR
Year2022
TypeConference Paper
AbstractTo determine the prevalence of vehicle safety technologies in the active vehicle fleet, a process was developed and trialled in a small area of South Australia. In-vehicle cameras were used to capture number plates of passing vehicles while driving in different areas. The captured number plates were matched to vehicle makes, models, and manufacture years, then matched to ANCAP listed safety technologies. A preliminary mapping analysis showed the prevalence of vehicle safety features seemed to decrease as the distance from the city centre increased, based only on the limited sample. ANCAP 5-star-rated vehicle proportions detected in metropolitan areas and rural areas were 72% and 73% respectively, and as the vehicle manufacture year increased, so did the proportions of ANCAP 5-star ratings. A large potential exists for this process to be scaled to a statewide or national level.
Conference Name2022 Australasian Road Safety Conference
Conference AbbreviationARSC22
Conference LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
Conference Date28-30 September 2022

Reference
Elsegood ME, Mackenzie JRR (2022). Development of a process to audit vehicle safety technology prevalence. 2022 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, 28-30 September 2022.