In Heavy Traffic and Signals
Ramps in a mall, Flyovers and up hills
When the vehicle is moving forward in an ascending way / up gradient.
Moving from stop position, the driver has to swiftly move his/her leg from the brake pedal to acceleration pedal. Within this, the vehicle will roll back due to the gravity.
Service Brake
Hand Brake
Balance & Bending point
Speed Breakers
Ramps in a mall, Flyovers and Down hills
When the vehicle is moving Downwards in a descending way / down gradient, The driver cannot take out his/her legs from the brake pedal If so, the vehicle will roll front due to the gravity.
Service Brake
Hand Brake
Manual workload increases for the drivers
There are chances to collision during bumper - to - bumper driving
The driver must have additional attention (stress) on handling these situations
Wastage of fuel due to handling these types
Wear & Tear of brake and clutch parts get increased
NO need to hold brakes all the time after STOPPING
NO need to engage Hand brakes after STOPPING
NO need for Balance & Bending point
| Current Technology Includes Manual / Automatic Vehicles with HLA / HHA technology |
SBS |
|---|---|
| Driver efforts required even after STOPPING | Works Automatically |
| Vehicle stability is Surface Dependant | Works on all surfaces |
| Time Bound (2 – 3 sec delay) | NO time bound |
| Gradient Specific | NO gradient specific |
| Supports gradients with pre-conditions | Supports both UP and DOWN gradients |
| Supported only by ABS/ESP systems | Support ABS / non ABS systems |
| Cost Expensive | Affordable cost / can be retrofitted |
