CAUTION, THAT BLIP ON THE SCREEN IS A TAXI SLOWING DOWN.

This article provides information on a laser-based radar system, called Controlaser, that should make driving safer. The system displays the distance to the vehicle in front, its speed and the collision time in seconds if that vehicle is going slower or approaching. When Controlaser hits the consumer market in 1993, first in Germany, it will sell for about $600, including installation. The Ministry of Trade & Industry of Israel invested in the technology to help cut the country's high accident rate. Studies indicate that with an extra half-second of warning, drivers could avoid 60% of rear-end crashes and 30% of head-on collisions.