THE KEY TO SAFETY IS ENDING DRIVING:

Self-braking car to save lives (RICHARD BLACKBURN, August 1, 2010, Sydney Morning Herald)

A CAR'S crash-avoidance technology will include radar and sonar sensors to detect people and objects behind the vehicle and automatically stop the car.

The system, developed by Nissan, will not arrive in Australia for at least a couple of years. It is the next step in rapidly developing technology to avoid accidents.