tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post662692107531028413..comments2024-03-16T11:54:44.590+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: A fine New Year's pledge for the EUUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-625266182363295902017-01-07T12:01:54.135+01:002017-01-07T12:01:54.135+01:00A couple of years ago I became interested in autom...A couple of years ago I became interested in automated braking systems* as i) human drivers one of the biggest killers, maimers and destroyers in the world and ii) underperform computers in many of tasks.<br /><br />This means that potentially much death and damage could be avoided by boring EU rules: <br /><br />QUOTE]The study also shows that autobrake reduces injuries. The rate of rear-end crashes with injuries decreases by 42 percent with forward collision warning with autobrake and 47 percent with City Safety. Forward collision warning alone is associated with a 6 percent decrease in rear-end injury crashes, though that finding isn't statistically significant.<br /><br />"Even when a crash isn't avoided, systems that have autobrake have a good chance of preventing injuries by reducing the impact speed," says Jessica Cicchino, the study's author and the Institute's vice president for research."[/QUOTE]<br /><br />The prevention of more human loss in a terrorist truck attack is 'just' a plus which I had not considered before. <br />It should be a non-brainer to make such systems standard on any new vehicle as soon as possible. Maybe damage inflicted on the vehicle like a broke windshield coupled with other parameters should enforce a low maximum speed even after restart which can not be easily overruled. <br /><br />Firn<br /><br />P.S: I had included a calculation but I will expand it for later use first. Overall it seems that it is money very well spent. <br /><br />*For personal reasons as well, of course. I'm not foolish enough to consider myself superior in this regard. <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-5666163138733154842017-01-01T01:00:11.191+01:002017-01-01T01:00:11.191+01:00In the period 2014-2016 I finnally learned that ev...In the period 2014-2016 I finnally learned that even if (some) politicians (sometimes) acted (almost) as rational beings, most of the electorate wasn`t. Almost everything was question of hysterical perception. Even in country with 3 000 mostly well integrated Muslims you could start "anti-terrorist" political "revolution" and mobilize gamekeepers and firefighters against non-existent threat. Karelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236107941843936832noreply@blogger.com