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This is the point of the local costmap, the effectiveness depends on what type of sensor you have. If you have robot with 360 degree view it should be quite effective. It becomes more complicated if you need to remember or try to estimate positions of obstacles rather than viewing them directly.

If you want extra protection with some own tinkering you could just redirect the twist output through some other node that tries to limit the twist command in emergencies.