Due to current crash safety concerns and requirements of EuroNCAP, we have engineered different strategies for occupant safety and reduced damage to components.

• Initial safety systems have been developed to meet the specific requirements of EuroNCAP
• The safety systems have been developed to take into account the specific and unique crash performance of each vehicle.
• Crash performance of adjacent components are analyzed, e.g. steering column displacement, to ensure that the best overall performance for the vehicle is achieved.
• KSR has three principle safety systems, The Retractor, The De-Coupler and the De-Latcher.

Our current systems are designed to meet specific OEM requirements to achieve the EuroNCAP guidelines.  KSR believes that this alone does not fully address the vehicle occupant safety issues and the following needs to be considered:

• Time of actuation of pedal safety system during crash.
• Shock load on pedals and foot during the crash.
• All pedals to be active in safety system.
• Maximum safe volume to be provided by safety system i.e. pedals to floor.
• Pedal "retraction" not to trap feet during operation.
• Pedal systems to present safe envelope i.e. no sharp edges.
• Switches in protected location, no pedal adjustment protrusions.
• Controlled speed of operation with feet retained during actuation.