3 Jan
by Zarir.Hafiz
Tags: Braking Distance, Human Factors, Perception Time, Reaction Time, Speed
Knowing how much time and distance it takes to apply your brakes to completely stop your vehicle can help avoid errors in judgment that can lead to a collision. Three factors go into determining how long it takes to stop. 1. PERCEPTION DISTANCE Perception Distance is how far a vehicle travels during the Perception Time. … Read More
15 Nov
by Zarir.Hafiz
Tags: Human Factors
Drowsy driving slows reaction times, reduces vigilance and impaired thinking. In the worst case the driver may fall asleep behind the wheel. In Malaysia the issues frequently affected bus drivers especially the one who driving at wee-hours. There have been a number of tragic crashes with high number of fatalities occurred during this hour. Following… Read More
20 Oct
by Zarir.Hafiz
Tags: Human Factors
According to Fricke in Traffic Crash Reconstruction (2010)1 collision (harmful event) may result from: Failure to perceive a situation Failure in deciding what to do about it Failure to do properly what was decided These three kinds of failure may occur in as illustrate below: 1) Trip preparation, 2) Driving Strategy 3) Evasive tactics. REFERENCES… Read More 
