Nashville Auto Accident Attorney Reports On A New Technology To Prevent Roadway Departure Crashes
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, rear-end, lane change and roadway departure crashes account for approximately 3.6 million police-reported crashes each year on United States roadways. These three crash types result in about 27,500 of the Nation’s 42,000 annual traffic fatalities and contribute to a considerable economic loss due to injuries, property damage and decreased productivity.
If you read my blog you will know that I have been directing attention to what I have called an epidemic of roadway departure crashes. I have called for education and public service announcements by the Tennessee Department of Safety and the Department of Transportation. I recently became aware of some new technology that is aimed at this problem.
Iteris, Inc. of Santa Ana California offers a comprehensive suite of active safety driver assistance features that help to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes and the severity of crash-related injuries.
* Iteris’ market-leading vision-based Lane Departure Warning (LDW) systems alert motorists if they are inadvertently drifting out of their lane.
* AutoVue Forward Collision Warning systems, manufactured by Delphi, helps drivers maintain a safe following distance – assisting drivers in avoiding rear-end crashes with other vehicles.
* AutoVue® Blind Spot Warning system, also manufactured by Delphi, alert drivers of possible unsafe maneuvers based on vehicles or objects in adjacent lanes.
* Iteris’ SafetyDirect™ system analyzes real-time driver performance data captured by Iteris’ LDW system and can relay this information directly to fleet operators through integration with the truck’s existing fleet communications system.
The technology is now available, now it’s a waiting game until the technology becomes deployed in vehicles across the board. Until that happens people will continue to die .
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a distracted driver who crosses the centerline or runs off the road contact the experienced Nashville auto accident lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates
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