Europeans Again Push Pedestrian Safety Demanding Better Brakes

The European Commission on Monday proposed that all new cars be fitted with an advanced braking system that can detect an emergency and shrink reaction times for slowing the vehicle.

The proposal to install Brake Assist Systems in vehicles beginning in 2009 is part of a set of measures intended to protect pedestrians.

If the new systems are installed, up to 1,100 pedestrian lives per year could be saved, the European Union's executive predicted. The new system, already installed in several models, detects when a driver is in an emergency situation but has failed to apply sufficient brake power.


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M35MT - 10/16/2007 1:14:58 PM

+1 Boost

dont they tell you to 'look both ways before you cross' as a kid in Europe? Why are all these pedestrians getting hit? I work in Boston, with some of the most dangerous drivers in the world on congested, convoluted city streets...you'd have to be a moron to get hit by a car, unless someone runs a red light.