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Intersections
Highway
Intersections
Highway intersections
can me very dangerous. Generally there is good visibility,
but the speed of highway traffic increases the severity
and reduces the perception and reaction time available
to drivers. The follwing animation involves a highway
crossover.
In this case a
car exited a driveway from a convinience store onto a
divided highway. It then slowed to turn left from the
inside lane at an intersection.
A tractor-trailer was traveling
in the inside lane, veered to the left and impacted the
car's left side. At impact the car was 3 feet into the
crossover area. Damage was to the entire left side with
the most severe damage centered at the B-Pillar next to
the driver’s seat. Based
on the damage to the car, and evidence found at the scene
the car was traveling approximately 7 miles per hour and
the tractor-trailer was traveling 60 miles per hour at
impact. This high speed difference
is typical for highway intersections and adds to the likelyhood
and severity of collisions.
