NEW TRAVEGO HAS FRONT COLLISION GUARD PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEM
Evobus-subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Bus recently launched the new Travego coach, fitted with the Automatic Brake Assistant (ABA) as new active safety component. But also with regard to the passive safety this new generation Travego shows an important development – fitted as standard outfit is the new Front Collision Guard.
This Front Collision Guard, or FCG is a unique, complex passive safety system designed to protect the driver and tour guide in the event of a frontal impact. Its components include a transverse profile which acts as an underride guard for the protection of other road users and can prevent a car, for example, from driving underneath the coach. Behind this profile is a structure consisting of crash elements, which absorb energy in a predetermined manner in the event of an impact.
In addition, the driver's area in the Travego – including the steering, pedals and seat – is now mounted on a solid frame section that can slide downwards in its entirety in the event of a serious frontal impact and, therefore, increase the driver’s space by several crucial centimetres. As well as testing the effect of the Front Collision Guard system using computer simulations, the developers have also put it through its paces in several crash tests under real-life conditions. The FCG also complies with future statutory standards for bus and coach pendulum impact tests. Together with Active Brake Assist, which can reduce the collision speed dramatically in the event of an unavoidable frontal collision, the FCG provides the driver and tour guide with an high standard of safety.