Who wants to get rear-ended?
July 17, 2007 by Vincent
Most if not all have of will be involved in a motor vehicle accident in their lifetime and the troubles that can follow with insurance companies, police, and the other party can be downright terrible. I know when I was rear ended about a month ago one of the things that I found out right away was that the driver of the SUV that smashed my little car wasn't insured nor was it even his vehicle... you can imagine my reaction I'm sure. I personally think that most anyone would do just about anything they could to prevent something like that from happening, whether your the party being hit or the driver that just couldn't stop in time. Well there's a new license plate holder that could help to increase the chances that drivers will see if you suddenly stop earlier than they would with just your regular break lights.
The suddenstop license plate holder hooks up to you car's electrical system and is able to calculate g-forces allowing the plate to know whenever you come to a sudden stop, and by hooking it up to your vehicle's electrical system the plate will only be activated when you are braking.
The plate runs on eight little lithium disc batteries, much like the ones you find in watches and other small electronics, and the batteries are said to last for 15,000 hours which is roughly two to three years!
Upon your sudden stop the led lights start blinking very quickly for three seconds alerting the driver behind you to allow them more time to stop and potentially the chance to prevent a possible accident. Giving the driver a potential of 20 more feet of stopping distance at 60mph. The Suddenstop plate currently costs $29.99 on the product's website.
[Source: gizmodo]
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