New advancements in technology are reportedly behind a significant decrease in car crashes.
Collisions have dropped 7 percent each year over the last two years, according to the latest AMI motor report.
AA Principal Policy Advisor Terry Collins says adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency braking are among the recent developments that have made all the difference.
"We know that accidents occur when people try to do their best and some things happen through inattention. What they do is they give you that physical warning - or they apply the breaks when something happens unexpectedly."
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Speaker 2 (00:01):
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no complaining, well done. She actually she's a bloody good sort. Actually,
but I'm not going to talking about this business. I'm
going to get back to that shortly eighteen past five.
I've got some great news for you. New data shows
we're having fewer crashes every year, and it's a pair apparently,
thanks to all of the tech we've got in our cars,
collisions have dropped seven percent each year for the last
two years. This is according to the AMI Motor Reports.
(00:23):
Terry Collins is the AA Transports Principal Policy Advisor and
is with us. Hi Terry, Yeah, hi, Hew, are you well?
Thank you? What kind of tech is helping us to
stop the crashes.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Well, there's a whole bunch of tech. Someone's like adaptive
cruise control, where you seat your speed and it keeps
the same distance behind the vehicle. There's autonomous emergency breaking
schemes which if you get too close to something your
break supply emergency immediately sorry lane departure, you start drifting
around the road, it either gives you an audio warning
or it gives you a physical tug on the steering wheel.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Do you reckon that stuff actually really makes a difference.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Well, they reckon the Warnash University, one of the leading
transport researchers. So is that if we put a toneless
urgency braking in all our vehicles, we will have the
amount of rearing accidents and we will and the fatal
accidents will go down by a corner.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
So this, I mean, this is just driver in attention,
isn't it. It's sort of like it just snaps you
out of the little feud state that you've gone into.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
They called a systems for a reason, they don't they
not ordinary?
Speaker 2 (01:27):
I hate them.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Well, look that actually if you can't navigate responsibility to
an engaged, alert, responsible driver. But we know that accidents
occur when people try to do their best and does
something's happened through an attention. What they do is they
give you that physical warning or they apply the brakes
when something happens unexpectedly, and the results show themselves that
(01:49):
they're reducing these accidents.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Now, the cameras with the parallel parking, now that is
an absolute game changer, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Oh, Which is for a lot of people, it's has
given them the confidence that they need park I've had
a car with a three hundred and sixty degree camera
that looks down on you. And believe me, I think
I'm a good driving can part, but I still use
that technology.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
That stuff is amazing. Can you explain we're having a
debate on the text at the moment about why all
of the you know, nine of the top ten crash
sites are in Auckland. I'm saying it's just population. Other
people are saying it's because we're all distracted jaffers on
our phones. What is it.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
I wouldn't say it's the latter. I'd say it's the former,
and I'd say it's to do with the DCU, the
traffic on the road as well. You're more what was
closer to you. They're trying to get me quickly. It's
just a whole bunch of things that are all working
to correct those crash sites.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Yeah, good on you, Terry, Thank you. I appreciate that.
Look after yourself. Terry Collins, AA Transport Principle Policy Advisor.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
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