Investigation of assisted driving systems for intelligent transportation systems

令人震惊的全球交通事故统计数据表明，人类驾驶员容易犯错误，并对交通事故有重大贡献。不列颠哥伦比亚省保险公司在其最新的年度交通事故报告中证实了不列颠哥伦比亚省的国际趋势，并列出了2007年报告的18 286起交通事故，造成25 064人受伤，其中417人死亡。根据该报告，2007年交通事故的所有促成因素中，79.2%涉及人为行为或条件，19.1%与环境条件有关，1.7%与车辆状况有关。在2007年的伤害事故中，最常见的五个因素是驾驶员疏忽（34%），驾驶员错误/混乱（20%），速度（18%），没有让路（14%）和道路状况（14%）。同样，2007年最常报告的致命碰撞的前五个因素是速度（30%），酒精（30%），疏忽的司机（15%），司机错误/混乱（15%）和在错误的道路一侧驾驶（10%）。2007年也不例外，因为前几年、其他省份、全国和国际上的统计数据都很相似。发达国家、发展中国家和欠发达国家的经济和人口增长以及日益增长的交通需求导致了交通拥堵、污染、交通事故以及人员死亡或永久残疾的增加。再加上对环境、能源效率和包括人口增长在内的具体区域限制因素的关切，预计找到适当的解决办法将缓解一些促成因素。

The alarming worldwide statistics on traffic accidents suggests that human drivers are prone to making error and significantly contribute to traffic accidents. In its latest annual traffic collisions report, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) confirm the international trend in B.C. and lists 18,286 reported traffic accidents during 2007 that caused 25,064 injuries of which 417 were fatal. According to the report, of all contributing factors to traffic accidents during 2007, 79.2% involved human action or condition, 19.1% were related to environmental conditions, and 1.7% was related to vehicle condition. The top five most frequently reported contributing factors in 2007 injury collisions were inattentive driver (34%), driver error/confusion (20%), speed (18%), failing to yield to the right of way (14%), and road conditions (14%). Similarly, the top five most frequently reported contributing factors in 2007 fatal collisions were speed (30%), Alcohol (30%), inattentive driver (15%), driver error/confusion (15%), and driving on wrong side of the road (10%). The year 2007 was not an exception as the statistics is similar in previous years, other provinces, across the nation and internationally. The economic and population growth and the ever-increasing transportation needs in advanced, developing, and underdeveloped economies have led to increased traffic congestion, pollution, traffic accidents, and loss of human life or permanent disability. Coupled with concerns on environment, energy efficiency, and specific regional constraints including population growth, it is expected that finding appropriate solutions will alleviate some of the contributing factors.