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  2. Assured clear distance ahead - Wikipedia

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    The speed values in these tables are produced from the formula using an "average" coefficient of friction (μ) of 0.7, and a perception-reaction time of 1.5 seconds. Speed values specific to a given circumstance can be obtained with the same formula using the appropriate reference constants specific to the circumstance.

  3. ILGA consultative status controversy - Wikipedia

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    VSG left ILGA in April 1995 and in 1998 dissolved itself. ILGA applied to have its consultative status reinstated in 2000, [4] but on 30 April 2002 the United Nations' Economic & Social Council voted 29–17 not to grant this application, [5] "based on concerns raised about its member organizations or subsidiaries that promoted or condoned ...

  4. Human error assessment and reduction technique - Wikipedia

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    The technique provides the user with useful suggestions as to how to reduce the occurrence of errors [4] It provides ready linkage between Ergonomics and Process Design, with reliability improvement measures being a direct conclusion which can be drawn from the assessment procedure.

  5. Safety integrity level - Wikipedia

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    According to IEC 61508, the SIL concept must be related to the dangerous failure rate of a system, not just its failure rate or the failure rate of a component part, such as the software. Definition of the dangerous failure modes by safety analysis is intrinsic to the proper determination of the failure rate. [citation needed]

  6. Latent human error - Wikipedia

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    This psychology -related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  7. Technique for human error-rate prediction - Wikipedia

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    The probability of failure was obtained through the multiplication of each of the failure probabilities along the path under consideration. HRA event tree for aligning and starting emergency purge ventilation equipment on in-tank precipitation tanks 48 or 49 after a seismic event.

  8. Sudden unintended acceleration - Wikipedia

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    "Sudden acceleration incidents" (SAI) are defined for the purpose of this report as unintended, unexpected, high-power accelerations from a stationary position or a very low initial speed accompanied by an apparent loss of braking effectiveness. In a typical scenario, the incident begins at the moment of shifting to "Drive" or "Reverse" from ...

  9. Scott's Law - Wikipedia

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    Scott's Law, 625 ILCS 5/11-907(c), is a mandatory move over law in the state of Illinois. [1] The law requires that all motorists move over when encountering stopped or disabled emergency vehicles displaying warning lights. [2]