Effects of a Preventive Warning Light System for Near-Miss Incidents

This article describes how the number of fatal traffic accidents has been decreasing in Japan because of recent safety technologies of vehicles, such as stiff cabins, antilock braking systems, and seat belts. Automated vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems can advance the trend. However, many traffic accidents occur on narrow streets in residential sections, where it is difficult for even advanced vehicles to drive safely. In this research, this paper utilizes a near-miss incident database to analyze driver gazing. The result showed that preventive warning systems are useful for avoiding traffic accidents.