In the framework of the PROMETHEUS European Safety Programme, PSA Peugeot Citroen had since 1989 a common action with the Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Securite -Departement Mecanismes d'Accidents (INRETS-MA), and the Laboratoire d'Accidentologie et de Biomecanique (L.A.B.). This was aimed at the specification and development of active counter-measure systems likely to help drivers to avoid the accident in the most frequent road fatality circumstances. The second part of this programme is presented here. Its aim is to validate the following two PSA counter-measures through experiments at actual accident sites, under the conditions of the accidents in question: Interactive road Signalling System (ISIS), and Automatic Guidance System. Three typical accidents are selected for detailed presentation, theoretical kinematic reconstruction and actual counter-measure testing: loss of control in curve, collision in curve and at a crossroad. The results show adequacy of the systems to selected cases.A partial impact study of Automatic Guidance System application effects on curve severe accidents breakdown concludes this presentation. (A) For the first part of the programme see C 2635 (In: C 2572 a S (IRRD 864669).
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