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Reblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
c_9@mstdn.ca ("Cameron MacLeod") wrote:
Wear reflective clothing to be safer while walking near car drivers?
Just kidding, turns out we built software that ignores reflective clothing.
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- Screenshot of linked article headline "Alarming Report Shows that Two Auto-Braking Systems Can’t See People in Reflective Garb" and subheadline "The safety strips are useless in the eyes of automatic braking systems on two very popular car models." Below the headline is a photo of a dummy dressed all in white, with an approaching car's headlights very close. The caption of the photo reads "This guy is likely to be safe, but no so his friend in reflective garb." (remote)
- Screenshot from article showing photos of dummy wearing reflective garb being hit by a car driving at night, and a section of the article text: Pedestrians are often advised to wear reflective strips on their clothing so that car drivers can see them, but a new report says that such safety precautions are useless in the eyes of some automatic braking systems. Going, going, struck. Check out what happens to a dummy dressed in reflective strips.Photos: IIHS The worst systems were on two popular models made by Honda and Mazda. The alarming finding by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety will likely shock millions of American pedestrians ... and maybe even force change among the governmental agencies that lay the onus on them for their own safety. In the study, researchers outfitted an adult-sized dummy in black clothing, one in white clothing, one with a reflective jacket and one with a reflective strips in a configuration similar to those worn by roadway workers (though their safety gear is generally bright orange or yellow rather than black). The tests were run at 25 mph in three conditions — with no roadway lighting, with 10 lux of illumination and with the federally recommended 20 lux of illumination. Every time the test was run, no matter the lighting conditions, the Honda CR-V and the Mazda CX-5 hit the dummy with the reflective strips. And the Honda hit the dummy with the reflective jacket every time, too. (remote)
