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Chapter 3
Studies on road compatibility 2 have been carried out for
years now, and possible solutions have been
demonstrated. Examples of these solutions include an
energy-absorbing front bumper on lorries, which make it
possible for passengers in passenger cars to survive a
frontal collision with such lorries at 60 km/hr. Car designs
which entail fewer injuries to ‘soft’ road users in the event
of an accident have also been demonstrated.
It seems highly likely that new electronic technologies and
opportunities will present new challenges and possibilities
within road safety.
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I.e. adaptation to other road users
The Road Safety Commission considers
that international trials and experience
should be carefully monitored, and that
development and demonstration projects
on telematics should be carried out in
Denmark in order to test the advantages
and disadvantages involved, including the
issue of which solutions have the greatest
effect on road safety.
Denmark should work within all relevant
fora to have research results on traffic
compatibility transformed into actual
requirements on vehicle design and
equipment.
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