Features like lane departure warning and forward collision warning are nice to have, but are there more or less to save
inattentive drivers from themselves.
Not exact matches
Those of us who never want to see robotic cars take over blame Uber and its
inattentive «safety
driver», who appeared to be looking down, away
from the road, when Elaine Herzberg suddenly appeared in front of the Volvo XC90 test vehicle in the dark of night in Tempe, Arizona.
Other examples include cross traffic alert, which warns a
driver if traffic is about to enter the vehicle's path
from the side; curve speed warning, which uses GPS and speed information to determine if the vehicle is about to take a curve too fast; and fatigue warning, which tracks steering and other
driver behaviors to determine if the
driver is
inattentive or in danger of falling asleep.
Rearview cameras are also provided, while high - tech electronics that warn
inattentive drivers of blind - spot intrusion and impending collisions have migrated
from the luxury realm down to mainstream brands.
High - tech electronics that warn
inattentive drivers of blind - spot intrusion and impending collisions have migrated
from the luxury realm down to mainstream brands, and they are even standard in some cases.
The report tragically found that traffic fatalities rose
from 2016 in almost all categories, with the largest number of deaths occurring in incidents where a
driver was
inattentive or speeding.
Another 6.1 % come
from inattentive drivers, while only 4.3 % of all truck related accidents are due to alcohol or drugs.
Accidents and injuries are especially devastating when they result
from another party's reckless or careless behavior, such as a distracted
driver or an
inattentive business owner who failed to fix a dangerous condition.
Through reports
from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it was found that around 80 percent of all vehicle accidents are the result of a
driver being
inattentive or distracted within three seconds prior to the accident taking place.