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May 07, 2024

Measurement and evaluation of blind spots in trucks - Rear view of vehicles

Abstract

No precise information was available on blind spots in industrial trucks such as vans and dump-trucks. While additional rear-view mirrors and other devices designed to improve vision are available, their safe use depends on the prior identification of the most dangerous blind spots to ensure the safety of other workers and passers-by. These spots were identified using vehicle measurements and interviews with 28 truckers and six managers of transportation companies in Québec. This project led to the establishment of a complete visibility report for three representative heavy vehicles and the role that each vehicle component played in deterring the driver’s visibility. Compared with a similar environment that offers the driver 100% visibility, a truck cab creates blind spots representing 59% to 76% of the total visibility offered. The addition of an 8.3 m (24 ft) van at the back of the cab takes away 80% of the driver’s visibility. The use of larger rear-view mirrors will improve the situation somewhat, but they too create other blind spots. Truckers make up for this lack of visibility by installing additional rear-view mirrors, but their diameter and curve radius, as well as the appreciation of vehicle distance vary from one truck to the next. The results of this study will be used to develop a training manual that the transportation and storage joint sector-based association can offer to truckers.

Produced Under this Project

  • Prévention des risques liés aux restrictions de visibilité dans les poids lourds et les véhicules industriels

    Giguère D., Hella F., Robert J.-M., Tisserand M.

    Source :

    in Congrès de la Société d'ergonomie de langue française / SELF (27e : 1992 : Lille, France), 1993, p. 227-230

  • Le bilan de visibilité : proposition d'un cadre conceptuel pour l'amélioration de la visibilité autour des véhicules industriels et de transport

    Giguère D., Larue C.

    Source :

    in 26e Congrès annuel de l'Association canadienne d'ergonomie (26e : 1993 : Fredericton, Canada), 1993, p. 109-114

  • Mesure et évaluation de la visibilité sur des camions porteurs

    Larue C., Giguère D.

    Source :

    in Proceedings of the 12th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (12th : August, 1994 : Toronto, Canada), vol. 4, 1994, p. 280-283

  • L'amélioration de la visibilité autour des véhicules de transport

    Bruneau J., Giguère D., Larue C.

    Source :

    St-Léonard, Association sectorielle paritaire - Secteur transport et entreposage / ASTE, 1996, 69 p.

  • Understanding the role of blind spots around heavy goods vehicles: perception, measurement and 3D visualisation

    Larue C., Giguère D.

    Source :

    in Vision in vehicles: Proceedings of the Seventh International conference vision in vehicles (7th : september 13-17, 1999 : Marseille, France) Gale, A.G., I.D. Brown, C.M. Haslegrave, S.P. Taylor (eds), North-Holland, 1999, p. 443-449

  • Mesure et représentation de la visibilité autour des camions

    Giguère D., Larue C.

    Source :

    in Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Human Factors Association of Canada (30th : October 19-22, 1998 : Mississauga, Ontario), 1998, p. 189-194

  • Quelques repères pour situer la problématique de la visibilité offerte par les engins de chantiers et les camions

    Giguère D.

    Source :

    in IEA '94 : comptes rendus du 12e congrès triennal de l'Association internationale d'ergonomie. Volume 4, ergonomie et design (12e : 15-19 août, 1994 : Toronto, Canada), 1994, p. 255-257

  • Use of a coordinate measuring machine and of computer assisted drawing for the measurement of blind spots around trucks: a feasibility study

    Larue C., Giguère D.

    Source :

    in IEA '94 : comptes rendus du 12e congrès triennal de l'Association internationale d'ergonomie. Volume 2, ergonomie, santé et sécurité au travail (12e : 15-19 août, 1994 : Toronto, Canada), 1994, p. 327-329

  • Field of visibility evaluation of industrial and commercial road vehicles: an ergonomic review

    Giguère D., Larue C.

    Source :

    in L'économie de l'ergonomie : comptes rendus du 25e congrès annuel de l'Association canadienne d'ergonomie (25e : 25-28 octobre, 1992 : Hamilton, Canada), 1992, p. 7-12

Additional Information

Type: Project
Number: 0090-0120
Status: Completed
Research Field: Special Projects
Team:
  • Denis Giguère (IRSST)
  • Christian Larue (IRSST)