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Pedestrian Protection through Vehicle Design Michael Paine Vehicle Design & Research Pty Limited Technical Manager, Australasian New Car Assessment Program.

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1 Pedestrian Protection through Vehicle Design Michael Paine Vehicle Design & Research Pty Limited Technical Manager, Australasian New Car Assessment Program

2 84% of fatally injured pedestrians were struck by the front of a vehicle This represents 15% of all Australian road fatalities ANCAP Pedestrian Protection Ratings

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6 Small Cars with 5 star Occupant Protection

7 ANCAP Pedestrian Protection Ratings

8 5 stars occ 4 stars pedestrian

9 ANCAP Pedestrian Protection Ratings Design Tips Bonnet leading edge Bonnet/fender channel

10 ANCAP Pedestrian Protection Ratings Citroen C6 has pop-up bonnet

11 ANCAP Pedestrian Protection Ratings Benefits of Improved Frontal Design

12 Blind-spot Mitigation Children in low-speed accidents

13 Blind-spot Mitigation

14 Daytime Running Lights

15 Benefits of Daytime Running Lights NightDay DRL savings

16 Intelligent Speed Assistance Risk of Pedestrian Injury (IHRA 2005)

17 Intelligent Speed Assistance

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20 ? Speedshield active ISA SpeedAlert passive ISA

21 “There is no single vehicle technology remaining to be implemented - neither on the market nor in development - that offers the same safety potential as ISA” European Transport Safety Council, 2006 ISA savings Benefits of Intelligent Speed Assistance

22 Unlikely to be implemented through market forces alone Potential for implementation through fleet purchasing policies - government fleets should take the lead Place for ANCAP to encourage uptake of the technology Regulation is likely to be needed but, in recent years, Australia does not have a strong reputation for innovative vehicle regulation Implementation of these technologies


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