Replies to post #56902 on Effective Control Transport Inc. (fka EFFC)

[rosebud05]

I know you understand but let me make it more concrete because I think this concept is extremely important. Any device warning the driver that he/she is falling asleep will be nearly useless. Reason is because drivers usually already know they are falling asleep. So do drivers always pull over when they are starting to fall asleep? Sometimes. Sometimes not. Why not? Because when drowsiness sets in cognitive capacity has already been compromised such that proper decision to pull over is made much less frequently. Someone sober may say 100% of the time that they plan to not to get into a car and drive if they get intoxicated in a party. The same person already intoxicated will not be making the same decisions nearly as frequently. So some sort of a beeping sound to alert the driver that they are falling asleep is already too late for the same reasons.

CRAM has the sensitivity to alert the drivers an hour or two before they actually fall asleep while their better judgement capacity is still intact. So a warning goes off plenty of time before the really dangerous period and the driver is able to make preparations to pull over, have a cup of coffee and take a short 20 minute nap. And viola, we have safer trucks on the road.

[P2O I'm from MO]

CRAM will be the industry standard because it is the only device capable of proactively warning the driver and the headquarters before their judgement to heed such a warning is impaired. In actuality CRAM is not only the first to the market but also will likely be the only device that will make a significant difference in the real world.

The Transport Routier article listed the BCS SDS3000 as being "launched on
the market" and "tested in real situations with the Robert Group", having
the same qualities of early detection and correlation to electroencephalogram
data as has been reported for the CRAM. How can you state CRAM is the first
to market when it has not been shown to be marketed and it obviously will
not be the only one as another has appeared before it?

A bit of selective agreement with the article, perhaps?

Regards.