The latest vehicle incident statistics from the Department for Transport reveal that there were an estimated 27,450 people killed or seriously injured in 2021 on UK roads. That’s a death or injury every 16 minutes.
James Haycock, Motormax Co-Founder and Director explains how the latest technology is designed to prevent incidents and save lives.
“The vehicle safety industry offers many solutions for reporting on incidents after they’ve occurred – and whilst there is obvious value to this, technology that is now available is designed to proactively prevent incidents. Rather than focusing solely on reporting after an incident or event – real impact to fleet safety can be achieved by leveraging the latest innovations that proactively assist drivers.”
Safetymax, designed and manufactured by Motormax generates critical and potentially life-saving audible and visual alerts which are communicated clearly to drivers. The system combines camera, viewing, warning and parking sensor technology to give drivers enhanced visibility whilst manoeuvring a vehicle at low speeds. It uses spoken voice alerts, rather than bleep sounds which eliminates any confusion as to what the alert is referring to. This is combined with up to nine visual alerts such as stabiliser leg not stowed, side door open. Footage from Safetymax can also be integrated to record to a DVR, giving operators data to create driver profiles to use as a training tool.
360 DETECTION SYSTEMS
Safetymax uses up to 16 ultrasonic sensors to provide drivers with a clear indication of obstacles around the vehicle. The visual display uses a traffic light system at fixed points around the vehicle indicating safe distances whilst manoeuvring.
Vehicle immobilisation
Safetymax can also immobilise a vehicle or reduce speed when it is not safe to manoeuvre. A bespoke solution was designed for Ringway Jacobs which immobilises the vehicle when the tail lift is not stowed. Safetymax technology also delivers an image and a spoken voice warning which alerts the driver. Read more in our Ringway Jacobs case study.
Discover more about Safetymax and how it can prevent incidents and save lives. Contact Motormax for more information.
