Night Driving & Fatal Car Accidents

Rick Patterson

Attorney

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More than 4 in 10 fatal car accidents occur at night. When you consider the fact that there is 60 percent less traffic at night than during the daytime, that number becomes even more alarming. It is believed that the reason for this is reduced visual acuity due to the illumination from headlights.

Research is currently being conducted in Europe. Researchers are working on a project known as DRIVSCO. They have developed an electronic system that would improve driving ability at night. The work is being done on real-time vision. A microchip has been developed, which would be installed in a given vehicle making it easier to extract information from cameras such as bends or in the road. According to researcher Eduardo Ros Vidal "the aim of this chip is to support the illumination of the car, which is insufficient for ideal vision." Here's to advanced driving.

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