BRAKE ASSIST LAW GETS SUPPORTIVE RECEPTION IN EUROPE
October 1st, 2007
BY DEIRDRE MASON, in London
THE AUTOMOBILE manufacturing industry in Europe has given a generally positive welcome to the proposal from the European Commission that two years' hence, all new vehicle types should have to have brake assist systems fitted. The systems boost a driver's braking power in emergencies and, says the Commission, could save as many as 1,100 pedestrian lives a year. Rather than introducing the measure via the more common European Union (EU) directive process, requiring each member state to meet broad legislative standards, the Commission ...
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