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.
It shows how speed, weather and impairments dramatically affect stopping distances and result in crashes and pedestrian deaths.
By logging on to www.stoppingdistances.org.uk/ motorists 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.
They can set their speed at 5mph intervals between 20mph and 45mph to check their stopping distance in normal conditions. But they can also see how using mobile phone, alcohol or wet weather makes things more dangerous.
Details are given of their thinking distance, braking distance and overall stopping distance and the pedestrian’s likely fate. There are links to facts about the dangers of driving too fast, when using a mobile phone or after drinking, as well as to a variety of educational resources.
It just shows how advance we have become in technology as back in the eighties we tried to design a simulator but the technology simply was no there to take in all the different scenarios of driving. This is a fantastic achievement for road safety and I urge you all to have a go. I guarantee you will be impressed.
Jackie Violet FemaleFirst