Keeping Pedestrians Out of Harm’s Way with Ground “Braking” Technology

Sept. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Each year thousands of pedestrians are harmed or killed in road accidents. Most of these accidents should be avoidable but sometimes driver distraction play a large part of these statistics. Volvo has just unveiled a device in the new 2011 Volvo S60 called PedestrianSafety to help combat this worldwide problem.
PedestrianSafety works with a radar-based computer system that can actually detect when a human is in front of the vehicle. If the driver fails to stop the car the system steps in and stops the car for the driver with a two-stage braking system that works up to speeds of 22 miles-per-hour. This is an enhancement of the CitySafety system which is standard on the all-new Volvo S60 and Volvo XC60.
Dan Lehr, Marketing Manager for Lehman Volvo sums it up: “Reducing injury from every aspect of driving shows that Volvo is still at the forefront of Safety Technology.”

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Lehman Motors is an Authorized Volvo Sales and Service facility located at 6281 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg. Lehman Motors Volvo has been serving the Central Pennsylvania Area for over 30 years. More information at http://www.lehmanvolvo.com