Comment from Adam Caywood
Adam CaywoodOpposeIndividual
Summary: A truck driver argues that automatic emergency braking systems can cause more accidents in inclement weather by reacting unpredictably to ice and snow. The commenter suggests that these systems are unnecessary and that accidents are primarily caused by the behavior of other drivers rather than a lack of automated braking.
Today automatic emergency braking systems. In inclement weather of any sort snow and ice especially when you have dumbass drivers and four-wheel cars that cut in front of you and or pull out in front of you can cause the truck to react in a way that the driver's not going to be ready for. And probably will cause more truck accidents. And also another reason for people to find a way to delete the system off there truck because nobody wants to be limited anymore than they need to be and it's bad enough that they have probably three quarters of the trucks governed on the road. I've driven trucks with that and when they ice up in the front it's suddenly throws a jake brake on and the brakes and it is no fun when it is snowing. Because it thinks you're following too close when it has ice on it and or snow. Problematic there's no need to have it. People just need to be aware what they're driving and if there's collisions between trucks and vehicles it's typically because the car pulled out in front of them and or cut the truck off. And or the driver was playing and simple not paying attention to what he was doing.