A new study showed that 87% of … (+) vehicles surveyed had lane departure warning and prevention systems in operation, compared to 51% in the 2017 study.
Traffic Safety Insurance Association
Most drivers (9 out of 10) of vehicles equipped with lane departure warning and prevention systems have them switched on, and 7 out of 10 drivers whose vehicles provide a visual warning when the speed limit is exceeded. continues to operate its functions.
These findings were announced in a new study released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit organization funded by the insurance industry.
“These results suggest a growing recognition that collision avoidance systems and other technologies can improve safety,” Insurance Institute President David Harkey said in a statement. “They also demonstrate the success of automakers’ utilization efforts.”
The study, “Driver Use of Frontal Collision Prevention, Lane Departure Warning and Prevention, and Speed Warning Systems,” found that 87% of the vehicles surveyed had lane departure warning and prevention systems in operation, compared to a 2017 survey. The researchers found that 51% of the cases were 51%. .
Lane departure warning and prevention system technology is considered effective in reducing vehicle collisions, but it only works if it is switched on. However, the report notes that the types of crashes that lane departure systems respond to are less common, and the fact that many drivers found lane departure warnings so intrusive that they turned them off, at least until recently. The effectiveness of this technology was said to be limited. Early on.
But automakers have solved most of those problems, a new study shows.
Factors contributing to the increase in usage include the fact that more systems are activated and deactivated through in-vehicle settings menus rather than using buttons. This was commonly done using buttons.
Additionally, changing the warning mode from audible warnings, which drivers often considered to be intrusive, to more tactile warnings such as seat and steering wheel vibrations has also led to wider acceptance of the system and higher activation rates. It is believed that this explains some of the
A new study found that four out of six automakers primarily used haptic alerts or allowed drivers to choose their preferred alert mode, and two continued to use visual and audible alerts. It turned out that the rate was significantly lower than other manufacturers.
Researchers say the new and improved design makes it harder for the feature to turn off, making it less annoying for drivers.
Intelligent Speed Assistance – High activation rate of visual speed warnings
The study also looked at vehicles equipped with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) systems, a relatively new feature in the United States. The system uses cameras to read posted signs, GPS with a speed limit database, or both to determine the speed limit on the road. The section of road on which a vehicle is traveling.
The researchers noted that this technology has great potential, as speeding is consistently a factor in more than a quarter of deaths in the United States.
“However, visual-only warnings may go unnoticed, and any type of warning only works if the driver continues to turn on the feature,” the study notes.
The European Union now requires all new vehicles to be equipped with ISA systems, which provide at least a visual warning with a cascade of audible or tactile warnings, the study notes.
The researchers found that visual speed warnings were activated in 70% of vehicles, but systems that emit an audible warning when drivers exceed the speed limit were activated in 14% of the vehicles observed. It was only working.
“Increased acceptance of lane departure prevention should lead to significant reductions in crash rates,” Harkey added. “The same thing could happen with speeding warnings. The results show that warnings are already more prevalent among drivers than some experts thought possible. Masu.”
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