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Honda Demonstrates Life Saving Motorcycle Technology

London (ots/PRNewswire)

In its efforts to improve
safety for everyone, especially vulnerable road users, Honda's
leading motorcycle to car communication system is being demonstrated
for the first time in Europe at the CAR 2 CAR Communication
Consortium event taking place at the Opel Test Track in Dudenhofen,
Germany, from 22-23 October 2008.
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The system generates warnings to riders and drivers of other
vehicles by continuous exchange of positioning data from satellite
GPS sources. This is particularly relevant as road users approach
intersections, alerting them to other vehicles that are potentially
on a collision course, allowing avoidance manoeuvres.
The demonstration will exhibit the interoperability of the Honda
life-saving system which facilitates communication with vehicles from
8 other manufacturers.
European research data shows that the majority of accidents
involving a motorcycle are caused by perception failures and this
system will reduce these failures.
The development of inter vehicle communication is part of Honda's
ongoing approach to safety for powered two-wheelers. This approach
tackles Preventive, Active and Passive safety. The resulting
technologies in the field of preventive safety include the Motorcycle
Riding Simulator and the Riding Trainer, both of which are used for
hazard perception training. The introduction of the world's first
motorcycle airbag on a Gold Wing in 2006 was a landmark in safety.
This year's release of the first ever electronically controlled
Combined ABS for Super Sports motorcycles provides enhanced braking
capability in a wide range of road conditions and a step forward in
the field of Active Safety.
For the full information on Honda's safety technologies, please
go to http://www.hondanews.eu/en/index.pmode/modul%7Cdetail%7C0%7C101
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