Safety vest help to avoid traffic accident

The VDI safety experts have examined the accident in Germany according to the polluter pays principle. The result: Between 830 and 1180 death victims could be avoided in safety vest in 2020.

 

The VDI Expert Panel has analyzed the accident for each individual means of transport, deduced the need for action, and quantified potential savings. According to this, between 830 and 1180 accidents per year can be prevented in Germany in 2020. The two most important levers to avoid traffic congestion are the renewal of the car fleet and the resulting improvement in safety technology, as well as a reduction in the diversion of road users with a potential of 200 to 300 victims each. Half the non-front-end quota could be 200, the renewal and equipping of the truck fleet with assistance systems between 40 and 80 haulers’ less. Up to 80 traffic victims are less to be achieved by driving training for motorcyclists, older drivers and drivers. In each case about 50 victims could be avoided by improved visibility of the pedestrians and cyclists, by better safety clothing of the motorcyclists and by the increased wearing of bicycle helmets in connection with helmets for pedelecs.

 

“We are at a point where we cannot make much progress with individual measures and purely on the road, and if we want to significantly reduce the number of traffic tonnages, we must include the infrastructure and the behavioral measures of the transport sector,” explains Professor Rodolfo in reflective vest, Chairman of the VDI-FVT and Centerleiter at Daimler.