Collision mitigation includes automatic emergency braking by using radar sensing to determine if a leading vehicle has stopped suddenly and to slow the school bus down to a stop.
In that incident, six chaperones and a busload of pu-
pils were returning home on a field trip to Birmingham last December, when the bus approached a very busy intersection, which Harper said is known throughout the state as “malfunction junction.” It’s a dangerous area known for its collisions and mishaps, and it is a very dangerous area for buses to drive through. The school bus nearly collided with another vehicle as
Value Begins to be Proven What happened in Cullman County, Alabama late last
year was somewhat remarkable. The buses were just being delivered, when the collision mitigation system already proved its merit. But the value proposition got even better for the
district. Another near-crash involved one of the school district’s buses just three months later.
it passed through the intersection. When the close call did not result in a crash, the chaperones and students all exhaled and were downright impressed with the bus driver. So much so, that they applauded. But the driver said he couldn’t take credit for avoiding the accident. He really didn’t do anything, he admitted, and exclaimed that he did not know how or what pre- vented the crash. His driving skill wasn’t responsible, as he later said that he didn’t even have his foot on the brake. Unknown to the driver, as with the driver who trans-
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