A study of two wheeler rider safety system
Abstract: The Indian two wheeler industry still seems to overlook two most important aspects related to two wheelers viz. security of the vehicle and safety of the rider. Statistics reveal that as many as 1.65 lakh vehicles were stolen in a single year 2013. Since two wheeler users are directly exposed and come in direct contact with the impacting vehicle or obstacle during a collision resulting in severe injuries and fatality, their safety becomes the most important factor to be looked upon at. It is therefore important to design a system that would ensure not only the security of the vehicle but also the safety of its rider. One way of enhancing the security of the system could be replacing the traditional lock and key system with biometrics system. And the safety of the rider can be ensured by the fact that the system must incorporate in it an intelligent system which does not allow the rider to start the ignition of the vehicle if he is not wearing a helmet or is not sober. This paper incorporates in it the literature surveys carried out on several researches conducted on fingerprint locking system in two wheelers and some additional features related to the safety of the rider. It also gives its readers a vision of the entire system because the paper has a complete block diagram of the system.