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Study * USA - Averting disaster
Some of the most common types of accidents can be avoided with today's technologyTuscaloosa,AL,USA -CCJ, by By Paul Richards -May 2007: -- Here's a look at some high-tech systems that can save money, equipment ... and lives... Truck rollovers, jackknives and lanemigration, rear-end and blind-spot accidents occur all too frequently, as anyone who watches the morning news knows. But such incidents needn't be a matter of chance. There are ways of putting the potential for avoiding them within your control...
* Be aware of surroundings: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reportedly estimates that 93 ercent of all accidents involve driver error, with the majority of those accidents related to driver inattention.
* Keep it stable: Loss of control, often resulting in jackknifes or rollovers, can be mitigated by electronic stability control systems currently available.
* Stay in your lane: Valuable in averting lane-departure accidents, which usually are caused by driver drowsiness or inattention, is a technology called lane-departure warning (LDW). This system -- supplied by Iteris, Delphi and others -- monitors a truck's position relative to lane markings, then sounds an audible warning when the truck is about to stray outside its lane.
* Return on investment: A question asked by fleet managers thinking of adopting these technologies no doubt will be: Can they pay for themselves? Given the industry's estimated cost of $75,000 per heavytruck accident, "I think they can," says Sunset's Ply. "I expect our Vorad systems will pay for themselves in less than 12 months"... (Photo: Some of the most common types of accidents can be avoided with today's technology. Here's a look at some high-tech systems that can save money, equipment ... and lives)
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