Arlington, Va.—The clothing that makes pedestrians stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety suggests. “These results suggest that some automakers need to tweak their pedestrian automatic emergency braking systems,” said IIHS President David Harkey. “It’s untenable that the clothes...

When the dummy was dressed in the reflective jacket, the CR-V didn’t slow in any of the trials, regardless of additional roadway lighting.

You can’t win. Wear all black to be “seen” by cars, or high-visibility to be seen by drivers and ignored by cars. 🤞

  • romamix@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I’m glad IIHS did that: pushing higher standards is always great, so some time in the near future we may see these tests as a part of a standard suite. The test on 3 cars is just a proof of concept: we see 2 of them failing miserably, but it doesn’t mean even most of them do, deeper analysis is needed, with more makes and models involved. And it’s an important test even if we remove cars from the cities: even in public transportation utopia we will still have unlit out-of-town highways, and it’s a good thing to have pedestrians and bikers safe there. Even with separated paths, we will still have crosswalks.