How about the average driver in a critical situation ? : Can he really be helped by primary safety improvement ?

Author(s)
Priez, A. Petit, C. Guézard, B. Boulommier, L. Dittmar, A. Delhomme, A. Vernet-Maury, E. Pailhous, E. Foret-Bruno, J.-Y & Tarriere, C
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Abstract

Since primary safety is the unique possibility to protect automobilists in half of the crashes, it needs to quantify the efficiency of these systems. This paper considers that a primary safety system is efficient, provided that it avoids dead or injured people. Both the driver and the system have to be trailed at the same time. The anti-lock braking system (ABS) has recently been studied through a 100-drivers experiment. Although the ABS is famous, it appears that most drivers don't know how it works and misused it.

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C 2678 (In: C 2572 [electronic version only]) /83 /91 / IRRD 864712
Source

In: Proceedings of the thirteenth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles ESV, Paris, France, 4-7 November, 1991, Volume 2, p. 805-810, 5 ref.

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