How can in-vehicle safety equipment improve road safety at work ? “PRAISE” Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees.

Author(s)
Towsend, E. & Simcic, G.
Year
Abstract

PRAISE is a new project run by ETSC on Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees (http://www.etsc.eu/PRAISE.php). This report considers the road safety benefits of devices such as seat belt reminders, intelligent speed adaptation, adaptive cruise control, alcolocks, electronics stability programs, following distance warning, emergency braking, route planning and fatigue detectors. The business case for these technologies, EU policy, recommendations to the EU, EU member state legislation and policies, the initiatives of employers, recommendations to employers and downsides to technologies and how to overcome them.

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Publication

Library number
C 49568 [electronic version only] /91 / ITRD E144720
Source

Brussels, European Transport Safety Council ETSC, 2009, 21 p., ref.; ETSC PRAISE Report; 1 - ISBN 978-90-76024-33-2

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