http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Fatality Free Cars ? en Sun, 31 May 2026 08:47:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11102 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:23:06 +0000 kaputnik 11102@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>the same Volvo programme that spawned;<br /> <a href="dunno how to embed from yoochoob"><br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ZwS9izm4E" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ZwS9izm4E</a></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11097 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:18:25 +0000 chdot 11097@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fatally flawed office </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11096 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:11:38 +0000 wee folding bike 11096@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think Paul Merton did that one on HIGNFY years ago. He wanted to know if there was a Flippant Fraud Office. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11095 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:11:07 +0000 Min 11095@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"In theory the cars would not actually be capable of passing you too close or too fast.... "</p> <p>But only if you are a pedestrian. It has been specifically designed to look only for pedestrians and to ignore anything that is "something else".</p> <p>And besides, who is going to buy this car any way? Drivers who are already concerned about the safety of others and who drive carefully anyway? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11093 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 09:34:56 +0000 gembo 11093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>seriously injured or killed.</p> <p>Can you be humourously killed? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11092 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:07:30 +0000 splitshift 11092@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>best safety stuff comes from australia.<br /> TAC 20th aniversarry<br /> you tube. Youll never go on the roads again ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11081 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:10:43 +0000 SRD 11081@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Presumably their PR folks have told them never to say 'killed by a car'. far too negative. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11079 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:03:43 +0000 Kim 11079@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So will you feel safer surrounded by robo-cars ? Only if they have they wheels permanently clamped. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11077 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:11:14 +0000 holisticglint 11077@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes - I though that was odd too but further reading starts talking about "vulnerable road users" and the article talks about road sign reading, pedestrian detection etc so it does sound like they are taking a more preventative approach rather than the steel cage with airbags stuff they are known for.</p> <p>In theory the cars would not actually be capable of passing you too close or too fast.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11074 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:24:56 +0000 Min 11074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I noticed that word too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11073 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:20:48 +0000 chdot 11073@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"By 2020, nobody shall be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo."</p> <p>Think it's about 4th last word. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1211#post-11072 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:57:13 +0000 holisticglint 11072@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Although rightly maligned by Copenhagenize.com for their "cycling is dangerous" messaging, Volvo have launched a program to make it impossible to KSI anyone with one of their cars by <a href="http://www.volvocars.com/intl/top/about/corporate/volvo-sustainability/safety/pages/vision-2020.aspx">2020</a></p> <p>Unsurprisingly the approach is to basically take drivers out of the loop beyond "I want to go over there".</p> <p>More details <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9179697/Car_tech_Building_the_zero_fatality_car?taxonomyName=Emerging+Technologies&amp;taxonomyId=128">here.</a></p> <p>So will you feel safer surrounded by robo-cars ? </p>