Due to sheer neglect or ignorance of the law, countless lives and damage to property amounting to millions of pesos have been lost due to accidents involving speeding trucks and buses. To curb this road menace, the government has enacted laws to minimize, if not eradicate such deadly occurrences.
Complimenting safety guidelines and measures set by the government in our main thorough fares are the various technologies to counter erring bus and truck drivers who drive like speed demons. One such product was launched recently, Autokontrol Speed Limiter which enables bus and truck operators to control the speed of their vehicles by way of Geo tagging.
Autokontrol can provide directions to the engine to travel at only specific speeds for specific areas making sure that when the trucks or buses enter a highly urbanized area they remain within safe speeds at all times. Because Autokontrol manages the throttle of the engine, it is has also been certified as an efficient emission control. The bus and trucks have better emissions and improved fuel efficiency.
A seal and cable system ensures that the gadget is not tampered with and can be monitored and controlled by any government agency.
Autokontrol speed limiters is a fly by wire technology used worldwide for years and have produced fuel savings where the vehicles have been used on long distance operations, cleraner emmissions and safer travel through the use of speed controls.
Autokontrol Ltd. has been providing such services in over 40 different countries, having been in the business of developing and fitting of speed controls and vehicle speed control technology for the past 30 years.
Autokontrol speed limiters have worldwide certification in countries that have already established speed control legislation such as Egypt and India. The Philippines has just recently passed a bill for speed controls on trucks and buses at the bicameral committee level and is waiting for presidential signature to become law.
Every Autokontrol speed limiter is affordable, costing as low as tracking devices with no recurrent cost and any that is installed by TSS carries a warranty of 150,000 km or 3 years.
According to Autokontrol data, a leading haulage company in Nigeria, ABC Transport Plc, was able to reduce major accidents involving its fleet by 40% by installing speed limiters on 30% of its vehicles.
Also, British Gas, a British fuel company, achieved a 10% saving in fuel consumption by installing speed limiters on their vehicles, while Angus Council achieved a 4.4% fuel consumption saving on 65 Renault Clios, over the first three months of installation.
WHO and the Global Road Safety Partnership have consistently advised that speed limiters be introduced in every country, because these devices not only help in extending the lifespan of vehicle engines, a fact now known to most leasing companies, but also help in reducing fleet downtime as well as insurance costs.
Autokontrol is distributed by AutoKontrol Philippines Corporation at 341 G. Araneta Avenue, Quezon City. You can also contact them at [email protected].