Safety experts want tech to reduce speeding during the 4th GOP debate
Defend Transportation Policies to Reduce Speeding as a Business Case: The Case of the Las Vegas Accelerator killed by a Newly-Caught Autonomer
Toxicology reports show the driver in the Las Vegas crash had cocaine and PCP in his system. He also had a long record of speeding violations, including a traffic stop just weeks before. But he was never identified as a repeat offender, the NTSB said, in part because some of those speeding violations were pleaded down to parking violations.
It remains the responsibility of all drivers to be alert and engaged in the driving task at all times according to a statement from the parent company of Dodge. Our owner’s manual suggests that drivers obey all traffic safety laws.
Meanwhile, those same automakers routinely use speed as a selling point on TV in ads like this one for the Dodge Challenger — the same car the driver in the Las Vegas crash was driving last year when he killed 9 people, including himself.
While vehicle technology can play a role, we have advocated for a continued emphasis on transportation policies that focus on driver education andawareness, strong laws and law enforcement and infrastructure investment to support these safety initiatives,” the group said.
The technology known as intelligent speed assistance can work in several ways. There’s passive speed assistance, which notifies drivers when they’re speeding, but doesn’t force them to slow down. And there’s a second type known as active speed assistance that prevents drivers from exceeding the speed limit.
“That could lead to these types of technologies being troublesome or having errors we’ve experienced in our own testing,” Funkhouser said. She argues the technology may need more development before it’s deployed to actively regulate speeds on U.S. roads.
The pilot went well enough for the city to increase it to 300 city vehicles, including 50 school buses. The city has a lot of vehicles.
Mayor Eric Adams said in announcing the pilot program that they wanted to see it spread across every vehicle in the city fleet.
New York City is testing the technology that limits the speed of vehicles in its fleet of vehicles on a limited basis.
Source: Slow down! As deaths and injuries mount, new calls for technology to reduce speeding
NHTSA and the Problem of Death and Serious Injuries in the U.S., according to a statement released by the National Transportation Safety Board
“NHTSA always welcomes the NTSB’s input and carefully reviews it—especially when considering potential regulatory actions,” a NHTSA spokesman said in a statement.
“From the car makers, there might not be enough consumer demand for it.” Jones said there wasn’t enough political pressure to ask for it. “Once people start asking for this, maybe it won’t need to be a mandate. But until then, I think that’s probably what it’s going to take.”
The chair of the National Transportation SafetyBoard said that we must take action to prevent deaths and serious injuries from happening.
More than 40,000 people died in vehicle crashes in the U.S. last year. Speeding was a major reason why. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says speeding has become a public health crisis. Safety advocates want to see technology used to reduce speeding.
Two deaths and seven injuries occurred in Las Vegas in January 2013 after a car crashed into a four-wheel vehicle at over 100 miles an hour
“I’ve been dealing with this from emotionally, spiritually, physically, cognitively, my entire being,” May said. I am grieving like so many things.
Nine people were killed in the Nevada crash in January of last year. Seven were members of a single family who were riding together in a minivan, including four brothers younger than 18.
May had heard the sound of broken glass and remembered getting hit. I remember seeing fire. And thinking, if I didn’t get out, my dog and I were gonna die right then.”
She was just a few minutes from home in North Las Vegas when a car came flying into an intersection at more than 100 miles an hour and crashed into hers.
Source: Slow down! As deaths and injuries mount, new calls for technology to reduce speeding
Screaming loudly in the head: what she has learned since she was injured in a Las Vegas car accident last year with a hearing device that aids hearing
May said there is a sound that plays in his head almost daily. I hear a lot of women screaming. It feels like they say, ‘the babies, the babies.’ A very loud noise.
May says she’s learned a lot since the crash. She works for Nevada’s Office of Traffic Safety. And she advocates for better traffic safety systems – including treatment options for people who drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
May went from being athletic to using a device that aids hearing and was staring at people asking questions. “I used to be really athletic. I can’t even run. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t walk long distances, or even sit in certain seats.”
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A US-based advocacy group said that it has advocated for “continued emphasis on transportation policies that focus on driver education andawareness, strong laws and law enforcement and infrastructure investment to support these safety initiatives”. The group said that vehicletechnology can play a role, adding, “While vehicle technology can play a role, we have advocated for a continued emphasis on transportation policies.”