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Car Active eSafety systems can prevent accidents from happening & could save 6123 lives & prevent 135,834 injuries on European roads each year. In the long run we want a world where cars don’t crash.

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Car Active eSafety & EuroNCAP Advanced

About Car Active eSafety by crabsallover

Car Active eSafety systems can prevent accidents from happening & could save maybe 6,000 lives & prevent 135,000 injuries on European roads each year. In the long run we want a world where cars don’t crash. Read more.

What is eSafety?

eSafety are car intelligent safety systems which mean crashes are avoided. If you do have an accident, injuries can be prevented and assistance arrives quickly. source: ec.europa.eu

Do you have any Active eSafety systems in your car?

Which Car Active eSafety Systems could save most lives (choose 3)

Car Active eSafety Topics

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Cars with Active eSafety

Audi A4, Q5, Q7 (Blind Spot Monitoring BSM)
BMW 5 series saloon
Mercedes 'E' class
Nissan Qashqai Acenta - ESP, SLA
Toyota Avenis T Spirit 'Safety Pack' (ACC, LDW, LKA, PCS)

Lives saved by Active eSafety

Top lifesavers are Electronic Stability Control ESC, SpeedAlert SPE, Ecall ECA, Lane Keeping Support LKS, Emergency Braking EBR, Adaptive Cruise Control Full Speed Range FSR, Driver Drowsiness Monitoring DDM - which are likely to save 6100 lives in Europe each year by 2020 ref: eImpact 6/08

Injuries prevented by Active eSafety

Electronic Stability Control ESC, SpeedAlert SPE, Lane Keeping Support LKS & Emergency Braking EBR are likely to save over 114,000 european road injuries a year by 2020 ref: eImpact 6/08

Car Active eSafety Acronyms

ABS - Anti-Lock Braking Systems
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control
BSM - Blind Spot Monitoring
EBA - Emergency Break Assist
EBR - Emergency Braking
ESC - Electronic Stability Control
ESP (aka ESC) - Electronic Stability Programme
FSR - Full Speed Range ACC
IBP - Improved Braking Performance
ILS - Intelligent Lighting Systems
INS - Intersection Safety
IVSS - Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems
LCA - Lane Change Assistant
LDW - Lane Departure Warning
LKA - Lane Keeping Assistant
More Acronyms - Brian Knibb
NIW - NightVisionWarn
PCS - Pre Crash Safety
PCV - Pre-Crash Protection of Vulnerable Road Users
SLA - Speed Limitation Assistance
TC - Traction Control
VOA - Voice Activation
WLD - Wireless Local Danger Warning

12 Active eSafety systems

If every car had all 12 Active eSafety we would cut deaths by 80% - 32,000 lives would be saved on European roads every year. ref: eImpact 6/08

Lives Saved

By 2020 Electronic Stability Control ESC could reduce european fatalities by 16.6% if fitted to all cars. ESC is likely to save 14% lives when fitted to 84% cars. 1% is 230 lives saved a year. ref: eImpact 6/08

Lives Saved & Injuries Prevented

In Europe a 1% reduction in fatalities is 230 people, a 1% reduction in injuries is 3700 people. ref: eImpact 6/08

Active Car eSafety

Ranked 1-12 by potential to save most lives. ref: eImpact 6/08

1) Electronic Stability Control (ESC) - Top Life Saver! Prevents Skids

by braking wheels individually ESC reduces risk of car skids & rollovers during emergency manoeuvres. If fitted to all cars in Europe ESC would reduce death on roads by 16.6% - that's 4500 lives saved each year. Click picture for ESC video.

2) Lane Keeping Support (LKS) - Warns about lane drifting

with stearing wheel vibration & audible warning (Lane Departure Warning LDW) followed by active steering (Lane Departure Prevention LDP) when car drift into the wrong lane. If fitted to all European cars, LKS could save 3450 (15%) lives each year. Click picture for video.

3) SpeedAlert (SPE) - Always Know the speed limit

using digital cameras recognises round speed limit signs and alerts you. Pedestrians hit at 30mph have 80% chance of surviving, at 35mph 50%, at 40mph 10%. SPE is likely to save over 1000 lives each year by 2020. Click picture for video.

3a) Speed Limitation Assistance (SLA) - maintains car speed below the speed limit

Use with SpeedAlert SPE. No more speeding tickets! Pedestrians hit at 30mph have 80% chance of surviving, at 35mph 50%, at 40mph 10%. You set the max. speed your car can travel. Override by flooring the accelerator. 1 out 7 points in Euro NCAP Safety Assist category. Click Nissan Qashqai picture for Euro NCAP rating.

4) Emergency Braking (EBR) - avoid crashing into vehicle in front

in car radar warns of danger of crashing with the vehicle in front and can automatically activate the brakes. If installed in all cars in Europe, 1400 lives would be saved each year. Click picture for video.

4a) Brake Assist (BAS) - powerful braking

Used in conjunction with EBR, BAS gives drivers a very powerful brake when you are trying to avoid a crash. Click picture for thinkingcars news.

5) eCall (ECA) - dials 999 in a crash

automatically makes an emergency call when an accident occurs.

6) Driver Drowsiness Monitoring (DDM) - Keep Awake!

detects when you make minute steering corrections indicating drowsiness. Don't nod off! Be attentive! Click picture for thinkingcars news.

7) Wireless Local Danger Warning (WLD) - vehicles exchange safety info

lets cars talk to each other and warns you of dangers ahead. Click picture for thinkingcar news.

8) Intersection Safety (INS) - avoids crossroads crashes

alerts you about Stop Signs & Red Traffic Lights. Click picture for thinkingcars news.

9) Night Vision Warning (NIW) - avoid pedestrians & cyclists at night

uses infrared headlights. If fitted to all cars in Europe NIW could reduce road deaths by 2.9% (667) & 2.0% (8140) injuries

10) LANE CHANGE ASSISTANT (LCA) - avoid blindspots

Blind Spot Monitoring helps you avoid a crash with a vehicle in the lane next to you by continuously screening the blind spots to the side of your vehicle. Click picture for video.

11) PRECRASH PROTECTION (PCV) - Brake to save pedestrians or cyclists

Brakes applied when pedestrian detected too close. Click picture for thinkcars news.

12) Adaptive Cruise Control (FSR) - keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front

Full Speed Range FSR ensures vehicle in front is far enough away

Euro NCAP

Euro NCAP Safety Assist

Rewards manufacturers for fitment of electronic stability control (3/7 points, 43%), Speed limitation device (1/7, 14%) and seat belt reminders (3/7, 43%).

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC prevents car skids. Cars with ESC are involved in fewer accidents, and less serious ones, than cars without. By 2012, Euro NCAP will assess and reward ONLY cars which are fitted with ESC as standard across the whole of the model range.

Speed Limitation Assistance (SLA) - maintains car speed below the speed limit

No more speeding tickets?! Pedestrians hit at 30mph have 80% chance of surviving, at 35mph 50%, at 40mph 10%. With SLA set the speed limit and your car will not exceed it. Temporarily override the set speed by flooring the accelerator. Click Nissan Qashqai SLA picture for Euro NCAP advice.

Seat Belt Reminders

Many people continue to drive without wearing their seatbelts, and such people are vastly over-represented in statistics of severe and fatal injuries. Many of those who do not routinely wear their seatbelts would do so if prompted by a seatbelt reminder (SBR)

Other eSafety

ranked in importance by crabsallover

Daylight Running Lights (DRL)

Always on lights. ECE R48/R47 requires DRL for al new cars in 2011. Reduce daytime crashes by 3-10%. Click picture for Wiki.

Adaptive Headlights

are LED or Xenon & automatically adjust so the entire road is lit. No European studies but in USA 2500 deaths & 31,000 injuries could be prevented. Click picture for video.