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RIGHT ANGLE COLLISION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
  • Road Safety
  • Road Maintenance
CONT

Rear-end crashes occur when vehicles traveling in the same direction collide, while right-angle crash occurs when two vehicles collide perpendicularly.

Key term(s)
  • right angle collision
  • right angle crash

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
  • Sécurité routière
  • Entretien des routes
CONT

Peu importe la manœuvre du conducteur (accélération ou décélération), celui-ci pouvait traverser l'intersection alors que les feux étaient au vert dans les approches opposantes, créant ainsi des risques de collision à angle droit.

Spanish

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