Study Links Hard-Braking Events to Higher Road Segment Crash Risk
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Summary
This research study establishes a positive correlation between hard-braking events (HBEs) collected via Android Auto and actual road segment crash rates. The findings confirm that roads with higher rates of hard-braking events have significantly higher crash risk, suggesting HBEs could serve as leading indicators for road safety assessment, potentially supplementing traditional police-reported crash statistics.
Key quotes
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We confirm that roads with a higher rate of HBEs have a significantly higher crash risk and suggest that such events could be used as leading measures for road safety assessment.
Traffic safety evaluation has traditionally relied on police-reported crash statistics, often considered the 'gold standard'.
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