The invention relates to a method for controlling a driver assistance
system in a road vehicle (22) having an electronically controllable
drive motor (24) and an electronically controllable service
brake system having wheel
brake cylinders (30, 32, 34, 36) which can be actuated with pressure medium, and having a camera-based vehicle recognition,
pedestrian recognition and
traffic sign recognition, as well as a speed regulation function and an
emergency brake function, wherein, when the road vehicle (22) approaches an identified
bus stop or tram stop (2), the controller (26) of the driver assistance
system, in addition to generating and outputting a warning
signal to the driver of the road vehicle (22), also carries out at least one further measure to avoid a collision with a
pedestrian (14.1, 14.2, 14.3). As an additional measure, according to the invention, the wheel
brake cylinders (30, 32, 34, 36) of the service brake system of the road vehicle (22) are pre-filled with a predetermined
fluid pressure before reaching the
bus stop or tram stop (2) in order to prepare for a possible
emergency brake. The invention also relates to a device (40) for carrying out the method.