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Jun 4, 2016

AUTOMATIC BRAKING * USA & Canada: If for cars, it'ld work for trucks ?

* DC -  Automatic emergency braking for trucks not ready for prime time
-- There’s a big push to load big trucks with the type of crash-prevention technology that is news USAstarting to be deployed in passenger cars. The thinking is that if automatic emergency braking can reduce crashes in consumer vehicles, it will do the same for commercial haulers... Already, data from safety organizations such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety are showing about a 40 percent decrease in rear-end collisions in cars and SUVs equipped with the systems... The Truck Safety Coalition, the Center for Auto Safety, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and Road Safe America filed a petition this year asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make AEB mandatory for new trucks... But, my experience demonstrates that the technology isn’t quite ready for prime time. Regulators and safety advocates need to step back and do more research before they become a contributor to just the type of horrific crashes they are trying to prevent...

 
... Don’t think I am some stuck-in-the-cab truck driver, unwilling or unable to learn new technology. I am all for anything that will save me time and fuel, and prevent a crash. I really like how when it works, the system tells me the speed and distance of the vehicle in front. That’s really handy when you drive a truck governed at 65 mph. It helps me figure out when to pass in the left lane without affecting traffic flow. The fact that it slows you down gradually to keep you at a safe following distance also is beneficial... But I worry that turning over control of an 80,000-pound highway missile to sensors and software requires more research and thought. My experience is that these systems are not ready for our highways. Those who want to rush them onto the road in the name of safety better make sure they work... 
 (Photo: Shelley Uvanile-Hesch, chief executive of Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada) -- Trucks.com, by Shelley Uvanile-Hesch - June 2, 2016

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