All vehicles homologated as of July 6 of this year and new registered as of July 6, 2024 will have this safety device as standard
In May 2018, the European Commission launched the third and final phase of its actions to modernize the European transport system with a series of measures whose objective is to allow all Europeans to benefit from safer traffic, less polluting vehicles and of most advanced technological solutions s , while supporting the competitiveness of EU industry. The Commission proposes that new vehicle models be equipped with advanced safety functions, the so-called ADAS, such as advanced emergency braking and lane keeping assist systems for cars or pedestrian and bicycle detection for The trucks.
One of these systems is the ISA intelligent speed assistant that works connected to the GPS and which, equipped with a camera that reads road signs, warns the driver when he exceeds the legal limits. All the vehicles homologated as of July 6 of this year and new registrations from July 6, 2024 will have this safety device as standard.
With these initiatives, the Commission aims to ensure a smooth transition to a safe, clean, connected and automated mobility system and also to set up an environment in which EU companies can make the best, cleanest and most competitive products.
But not only that, 30% of road deaths are caused by excessive or inappropriate speed, according to the European Road Safety Observatory (ERSO) in 2021. In fact, it identifies three main traits in drivers who do so at speed excessive or inappropriate (younger than older, more men than women, more driving for work than for other reasons) and top five reasons people drive too fast: Matching the flow of surrounding traffic, being in a hurry, enjoy driving fast, out of boredom and not being aware of doing it.
The psychological aspect plays a fundamental role in the issue of speed because, the surveys included in the report show, that people often overestimate the speed of other vehicles and, at the same time, tend to underestimate their own, particularly when drive for a long period of time. In addition, the report states that speeding is more socially accepted than other infractions.
The report also shows that reducing the average speed by 1 km/h on all roads in the European Union would save more than 2,000 lives a year.
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