A step toward cars and peds safety

Over at Network World (yeah go figure) there is a blog post on a new technology by Toyota that makes cars stop for pedestrians. Unfortunately due to the increasingly distracting lives we lead, collision avoidance systems of all types will become more necessary. This is a nice advance in that it helps cars avoid smaller objects as well. Check out the video too.

You don't have to be going at high speeds to cause damage, according to this website driveway accidents are the second leading cause of deaths for children at home. Something to think about.