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| NHTSA moves to mandate automatic emergency brakes in all new vehicles |
| 2023-06-03 |
| Great. Another poorly engineered system to fail. I've disabled the Anti-Brake-Skidding system. Now I can work on my Eyesight. [FoxNews] The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking to put the brakes on pedestrian deaths. The federal safety agency is proposing new rules that would mandate automatic emergency braking systems in all new vehicles within three years. Automakers entered a voluntary agreement to add the technology to their fleets in 2016 and it is already equipped in 90% of passenger vehicles. The new rules would increase the speeds at which they operate and also require pedestrian detection capability in light duty models. Related: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: 2023-06-01 Biden Pulls Nomination of Climatist to Transportation Board National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: 2022-06-04 NHTSA investigates Ford Bronco 'catastrophic engine failure' reports National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: 2021-12-18 Group pushes for gender equity in vehicle crash testing |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 I just spent a grand on my anti-lock brake system. Driving down the highway at 55 and the anti-lock decided to turn itself on. Damn near wrecked. Had to replace all sensors, calipers, brake pads, and one ball joint. When I was driving a taxi for CSX the taxis had this system. I never had a problem with it but I never needed it, either. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-06-03 11:41 |
| #4 The idiots I see drafting behind semis to get a few more miles out of their battery charge deserve this. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-06-03 10:23 |
| #3 Meanwhile there are reports that the automatic braking feature is going off in class 8, (OTR tractors) when no situation requires it. So far no accidents resulted but bring looked into |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2023-06-03 10:13 |
| #2 NHTSA estimates that the feature's availability will save 360 lives Meanwhile... Mapping despair: Countries with the highest suicide rates in the world REVEALED (and America and Britain's positions might shock you... for the opposite reasons) "Loneliness was recently declared an epidemic in the US, with the US surgeon general warning it is as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-06-03 09:54 |
| #1 Our two-year old car has such a system, which warned me when I got too close to another vehicle. The good new was the insurance rate went down for the newer newer car, because 'all the safety features make it harder to get into an accident'. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-06-03 08:22 |