Active safety is all about making the driving of a bus or coach as safe as possible.
Active safety centres on giving the driver better feedback and control. Key areas of interest for the new buses and coaches are visibility, handling, braking and stability.
Passive safety encompasses aspects of design aimed at minimising potentially dangerous consequences arising from a collision – consequences that may affect the driver and the occupants of other vehicles.

Innovation and function in the new driver station
Our new driver station offers many advantages that improve safety comfort, economy and control. The sweeping curve of the dashboard presents ergonomically positioned controls. Unique features like pendant pedals use the correct leg muscles to make driving safer and more comfortable. A new pneumatically controlled adjustable steering wheel locks easily into position.

For short or tall drivers, great control starts with driver’s seat ergonomics
The ability to ensure seating comfort, good visibility and pedal control depends on three mutually related points that enable proper driving posture: eye point, hip point and heel point. Moving any of these points immediately influences the others. However, by using superb ergonomic design, Scania has engineered highly adjustable seating and steering column solutions that easily adjust to driver needs, regardless of height.
 
Better visibility is achieved in a number of ways:

• Close-up vision is improved by a different dashboard angle.
• Optional camera compatible with on-board PC provides additional visibility in blind spots. 

Improved handling:

• Enhancements in the steering and chassis provide exceptionally responsive feel and handling.
• Scania Retarder can be programmed to automatically maintain a slightly higher downhill speed then the set cruise control speed, to achieve safer, higher average speeds on mountainous routes.
• Push-button controls for the Scania Retarder are mounted on the steering wheel.
• Scania Opticruise has been enhanced to provide even better driving and better interaction with other vehicle systems such as the Scania Retarder.
• Opticruise controls are mounted on the steering column, for fast and easy finger-tip access.    

Braking enhancements:

• EBS (electronic brake system) is now available on all models. Our new EBS features brake blending where wheel brakes interact with the Scania Retarder and exhaust brake. EBS also provides continuous monitoring of brake pad wear, to give even wear and enable more cost-effective preventive maintenance.