London, England - A new online simulator to prove to drivers the dangers of being behind the wheel when travelling too fast, after drinking or when using a mobile phone has been launched by RoSPA.
That's the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and it shows how speed, weather and impairments dramatically affect stopping distances and result in crashes and pedestrian deaths.
By logging on to the RoSPA site your can see how long it takes to stop when a child dashes out from behind a van to retrieve a ball bouncing in the road
You can set your speed at five mph intervals from 20 to 45mph to check... |
You can set your speed at five mph intervals from 20 to 45mph to check your stopping distance in normal conditions - then change the settings to see how using a mobile phone, drinking alcohol or driving in rain makes things more dangerous.
You'll get a driver's view of the road and, as the ball appears, the car starts to slow. They then see if you've stopped in time or hid the child.
Details will be given of thinking distance, braking distance and overall stopping distance and the pedestrian’s likely fate. The replay button will show an aerial view of the scene with the thinking and braking distances marked on the road to highlight how far the car travelleds and the point where the child was hit.
'Clearer idea'
The simulator has been produced with support from the British Department for Transport to help all drivers improve their road-safety knowledge but may be particularly useful to employers with employees who drive as part of their job, schools and colleges.
Duncan Vernon, RoSPA road safety project officer, said: "We hope that, after using the simulator, drivers will have a much clearer idea of how speeding, drinking and cellphone chats put all road users in danger."
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