Pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB), which may become mandatory on U.S. cars in the future, tends to not perform well in the dark.

Drivers Tend To Kill Pedestrians At Night. Thermal Imaging May Help.::Pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB), which may become mandatory on U.S. cars in the future, tends to not perform well in the dark.

  • Nugget@lemm.eeEnglish
    181·
    1 year ago

    Adjusting a speed limit is not enough, road engineers need to implement actual traffic calming measures to slow people down…

    Fun fact, US pedestrian deaths went up during covid because there were fewer drivers and people could speed more easily.

    • Demdaru@lemmy.worldEnglish
      53·
      1 year ago

      In my country speeding cams work kinda well. People cry af about them but it’s almost funny seeing traffic suddenly slow down in certain points.

      • driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Speed cameras on Brazil have a lot of warnings before the camera is placed, so people slow down before the camera and reduces crashes.