The following questions are addressed in this paper: (1) To what extent can vehicle technology influence road safety ? (2) To what extent does today's vehicle development correspond with the needs of man ? (3) To what extent can man's behavior be influenced in a positive or negative direction by means of technology ? (4) Which factors promote or inhibit the positive use of technical vehicle development and thus have a positive effect on road safety ? These questions are answered and approaches for solutions are presented from the point of view of the human science.
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