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Point values are five times the base system. Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race 250 230 215 200 185 170 160 150 140 130 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The first 20 ranks were given points. The points scoring system is similar to the original CART points scoring system. Although the Indy Racing League commissioned the USAC to perform the races, the old USAC points system was not reused. Instead, the IRL used its own simple points scoring system for all races, regardless of their distance.
In jurisdictions which use a point system, the police or licensing authorities maintain a record of the demerit points accumulated by each driver. Traffic offenses, such as speeding or disobeying traffic signals, are each assigned a certain number of points, and when a driver is determined to be guilty of a particular offence, the corresponding number of points are added to the driver's total.
The terms "active" and "passive" are simple but important terms in the world of automotive safety. "Active safety" is used to refer to technology assisting in the prevention of a crash and "passive safety" to components of the vehicle (primarily airbags, seatbelts and the physical structure of the vehicle) that help to protect occupants during a crash.
The Smith System is a defensive driving strategy [1] created in 1952 by Harold L. Smith. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Smith's goal was to increase the safety of commercial drivers . [ 2 ] After he opened the Safeway Driving School in Detroit in 1948, [ 4 ] Smith established the Smith System Driver Improvement Institute in 1952.
A crash test illustrates how a crumple zone absorbs energy from an impact. Road Maintenance Truck Impact Attenuator, Auckland, New Zealand Extent of the crumple zones (blue) and the driver's safety cell (red) of an E217 series train The crumple zone on the front of these cars absorbed the impact of an offset head-on collision.
Road Traffic (Driving-Offence Points) Ordinance – sets up a point system for breach of rules of the road Road Traffic Ordinance – regulates road traffic and use of vehicles History
However, as they become more sophisticated, questions will need to be addressed regarding driver autonomy and at what point these systems should intervene if they believe a crash is likely. In engineering, active safety systems are systems activated in response to a safety problem or abnormal event.