Demonstration and Commercialization of LRV Bumper for Enhanced Safety in Shared Right-of-Way Street Environments

This project aims to develop, test and demonstrate a front-end bumper design for light rail vehicles to improve safety, reduce injuries and minimize impact of collisions with automobiles, pedestrians and cyclists.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157962

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Chen, Roy

• Start Date: 20150918
• Expected Completion Date: 20220630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Innovative Safety, Resiliency, and All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery Research Demonstrations (SRER)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bumpers; Light rail vehicles; Transit safety; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01865657
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 28 2022 2:20PM