Parking is a practice that can cost when you start driving, but with practice you can overcome. However, one thing that never stops us worrying is that when we get off we will get a cyclist or scooter by the side of the doors.
These types of accidents are called dooring and cause thousands every day. In Germany alone, 3,500 such events occurred during 2018 and there were even 60 serious or fatal victims per dooring in the UK, making clear the seriousness of this accident that can be avoided through road consciousness.
That’s why Ford has empowered its ‘Share the Road’ program dedicated to innovating technologies that allow everyone who walks, bikes, scooters or cars to enjoy the road together and without regretting accidents.
The new Exit Warning technology seeks to instantly warn drivers and cyclists of a possible impact. This using the built-in system of sensors that all the branded cars possess.
Using that system, a near threat can be foreseen when starting to open the door, emitting a sound to alert the driver and turning on a red LED head on the rearview mirror so the rider can see it and stop on time.
In case everything is very fast, a mechanism is already being perfected so that the car door is momentarily locked to be opened in its entirety. Thus, no matter how fast or strong it is applied, until the danger passes, it will not be openable. Applying to both the pilot’s and co-pilot’s doors.
Currently, Exit Warning has just completed internal testing within Ford’s centers, so in a few more months they should start testing for users. Emphasizing global car differences such as handlebar location and street and road design. So that all over the world you can share the street.
