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(Telematics News) Collision avoidance put on 2013 NTSB Most Wanted List

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 02:53 AM PST
 
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has included collision avoidance technologies and the elimination of distraction in its annual Most Wanted List that represents the agency’s priorities for 2013.

The annual Most Wanted List is part of the NTSB’s lobbying activities aimed at encouraging the US transport industry to improve safety. The NTSB says that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) should establish performance standards where still needed and mandate that these technologies be included as standard equipment in cars and commercial motor vehicles alike. Their full life-saving and crash-avoidance potential will not be realized until supported by federal rulemaking and related standards.

These technologies are available today in many vehicles. However, they are options that a vehicle owner can add, and some technologies are not even required to meet performance standards.

There are technologies that can work with the driver to improve driver reaction time. Lane departure warning, forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control, automatic braking, and electronic stability control have all been proven to aid drivers when they are faced with unexpected conditions, particularly when traveling at highway speeds or when operating larger commercial vehicles that require greater stopping distances. Other systems, such as tire pressure monitoring, onboard monitoring (for commercial drivers), and speed-limiting technology, can warn drivers of imminent threats or diminish the possibility of encountering dangerous conditions.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that run-off-road, rear-end, and lane change maneuvers account for 23, 28, and 9 percent of highway accidents, respectively. Vehicle collision avoidance technologies can prevent these types of accidents. In fact, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety estimates that forward collision warning can prevent 879 fatal crashes annually for passenger vehicles and 115 fatal crashes annually for large trucks.

The Insurance Institute estimates that lane departure warning can prevent 247 fatal crashes annually, and electronic stability control, 439 fatal crashes annually. With such promising potential to improve highway safety, this technology should be robustly deployed throughout the passenger and commercial fleets.

Source: NTSB

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