Anti-Dooring System Proposed

http://dooringalertsystems.com/

There is a new anti-dooring system proposed by inventors that is incorporated into a vehicle's technology.

Do you think that this dooring alert system, if it would be adopted in the future by the auto industry, would be effective in reducing doorings?

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Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on February 14, 2016 at 5:13am

Heh, that thought went through my mind, too. As the internet of things matures, technology will help us save us from ourselves. But of course, there will always people who view their independence as more important than anything else. 

I remember an aunt of mine who was opposed to the idea of wearing seat belts, claiming that in an accident, she would be thrown clear. As if, at the critical moment, the passenger compartment would miraculously open up, and she would be ejected and fly into a cushion that just happened to be in the perfect position to absorb her impact and leave her completely unhurt, minus a somewhat rumpled dress.

I wished her good luck.

Permalink Reply by mike w. on February 14, 2016 at 8:06am

Not a matter of independence, it's a matter of lack of faith in reliable technologies as a cure for human stupidity. Add in all the tech you can come up with and people will still get doored.

Permalink Reply by S on February 15, 2016 at 6:51am

Do you really want to get trapped in a car if there's a sensor failure or something similar?  In an emergency, be able to get out quickly would be nice and being stuck inside because a sensor mistakenly thinks a cyclist is going to get doored is not ideal.

Permalink Reply by David donnelly on February 18, 2016 at 7:39am

The new Audi Q7 has this technology built in to it..  It's not technically geared to see cyclist but we did some testing and it does recognize them and will set off the warnings.  It's called the Audi Exit Warning system.  I think it will be coming out on the new A4 as well and likely trickle down to all models.  

Here's a video of how it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeQ3x0T_8ts

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on February 18, 2016 at 1:26pm
Excellent, David! Thank you for sharing this with us.

This new technology would be promising in protecting ALL in a potential dooring situation. The red LED strip on the door gives a wide visible warning angle for wherever the drivers eyes are looking. It seems like a great design for warning the driver that they are in a dangerous dooring crash situation, and protecting approaching cyclists.

Hopefully, this feature might become more widely available in future vehicles and help reduce doorings.
Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on February 19, 2016 at 4:56pm

That is a very clever feature but if everyone drove a gull winged Lambo, this issue wouldn't be a problem in the first place. But then again, if everyone did drive a Lambo, impressing other people with my cool wheels would be even harder. 

Permalink Reply by Mark D on February 18, 2016 at 2:51pm

I absolutely hate newer vehicles and their ridiculous features.  The overall key to making autos safer is to make them lighter and lower.  Some of today's monster redneck trucks and SUVs weight 6,000 lbs.  That's absurd!  To get from point A to point B a vehicle only needs to weigh 500 - 1,000 lbs.  Unfortunately, they don't even sell vehicles like that in the states.  With a light and low vehicle, if you hit a pedestrian or bicyclist they would typically just bounce or roll across the front hood and walk away largely unharmed.  Not so when a 6,000 lb. vehicle with a 5' tall front grill slams into you!  Typically, that will crush your chest and kill you.  Adding more and more ridiculous features (and more and more weight) to vehicles is not the solution.  I had the pleasure of driving my '72 manual transmission VW Fastback this week.  That's a light (and tremendously cool) vehicle with excellent visibility, so it doesn't need a camera just to see behind it!  American autos have become more and more absurd and dangerous.

Permalink Reply by David donnelly on February 18, 2016 at 3:00pm

Way to absurdly and massively generalize....  I drive one of these cars and I'm a perfectly nice person, and an avid cyclist.  All of these "ridiculous" features do make these vehicles safer, as evidenced by actual statistics, not unsubstantiated statements..  And this is a German car, like your VW, not an American car....

Permalink Reply by Mark D on February 20, 2016 at 9:52am

Sorry, but older cars are better in nearly every respect - they're nicer looking, much easier to work on, fun to drive, they're not disposable, they don't offend others, they're generally lighter and safer, etc.  I'm completely unimpressed just because a vehicle can stop faster.  Accidents don't usually occur because someone didn't stop fast enough.  Many people are killed due to drunk drivers.  If I'm slammed by a drunk driver I'd rather they be driving a light vehicle.  How quickly a sober driver could have stopped the car is irrelevant.

Permalink Reply by Mark D on February 21, 2016 at 2:23pm

Whoa, take it easy there buddy.  I'm not sure if you care, but apparently there are rules against posting messages like this and if Jasmeen sees your post she may kick you off this site.

Permalink Reply by Mark D on February 21, 2016 at 5:46pm

C'mon people please stop posting messages that are off topic and are personal attacks.  I'm getting tired of having to keep coming back here with a response.  I don't understand what you're so upset about Michael.  Just for the record your statements are factually incorrect.  The '72 VW Fastback was the first mass produced auto to have fuel injection amongst other technological advances.

Jasmeen, why haven't you kicked this guy off the forum?

Permalink Reply by Mark D on February 18, 2016 at 3:38pm

Sorry, but if you drive a large, heavy vehicle you are not a "perfectly nice" person.  Modern features like super high back-ends that make it almost impossible to see out the back window, dark window tint and massive weight do not make these vehicles safer, especially to pedestrians or bicyclists.  That's just common sense.  If you're driving one of these vehicles and you hit a pedestrian and kill them that might make the vehicle "safer" for you, but certainly not for the pedestrian you just killed.  In your lifetime you will probably never kill a pedestrian or bicyclist, but with millions of these vehicles on the road many drivers will end up killing someone.  Even that Juice Brenner guy needlessly killed a woman by slamming his monster vehicle into her lighter vehicle and pushing her into the path of a redneck in a Hummer.  People should be prosecuted in cases like that.

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