PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
September 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLA ROLLING programme of technical reforms to automobile manufacturing standards have been agreed by the European Commission with EU and Japanese carmakers, to design-out features that can harm pedestrians and cyclists and design-in elements that promote their safety.Assuming the deal finds favour with European ministers and MEP's, from the year 2003, all new vehicles sold in the EU will carry daytime running lights and anti-lock brake systems. The relevant carmakers have also promised from 2002 not to install rigid bull bars on new cars, nor market ...
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