IS YOUR CAR SAFE? ....KNOW THE FACTS ON CAR SAFETY FEATURES

By:Jinky C. Mesias


The car is one of the most utilized commodities second to food.
And because of this it is of great importance to make sure that
you and your family is safe and secure whenever you go out for a
ride. There are various car safety features readily available
either online or offline that car owners can readily turn to for
all their car safety feature requirements.

Some of the most commonly used and sought after car safety
devices are airbags with airbag shut-off switch, antilock
braking system, automatic locking retractor and emergency
retractor seatbelts, backup sensing system, child safety seat
tethers, crash resistant door pillars, and crumple zones.

AIRBAGS All vehicles sold especially in the United States are
required to have airbags in both the driver as well as the
passenger side of the car. The advantage of having an airbag is
that it prevents the driver as well as the passengers head from
hitting on the rigid areas of the vehicle especially during side
impact collisions. The airbag shut-off switch on the other hand,
switches off the airbag immediately since there are cases
wherein airbags has suffocated children as well as injured small
stature adults.

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM The antilock braking system enables
drivers to quickly stop the car without the need to pump the
brakes thus preventing the locking of the wheels and the
skidding of the vehicle. The best feature of this device is that
you as the driver is left to concentrate on steering the car
since the device is the one that does all the pumping on the
brakes for you and thus allowing you to apply constant pressure
on the brake pedal. Moreover, this device can help drivers avoid
collision especially during bad weathers.

AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR AND EMERGENCY LOCKING RETRACTOR
SEATBELTS This device is best suited for couples with children
since it is important to ensure the safety of the your children
since you will never know just when accident will befall you.
And also this device comes with seatbelts that are especially
designed to automatically adjust and then lock in place to
ensure that the child seat is kept in place especially during
higher than normal speed driving. And also it is important that
when installing a child safety seat to make sure that the belts
are locked as tightly as possible.

BACK UP SENSING SYSTEM The back up sensing system prevents the
car from hitting another car, hitting the wall, etc. This device
is equipped with a proximity sensor located in the rear portion
of the vehicle that is why during backing it gives off a warning
that the rear end of your car is going to hit an object.
However, this device is optional.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT TETHERS This is actually the newest safety
seat tethers made easier to install for the comfort of the
parents since one of the most common problem faced by parents is
the proper installation of their child safety seat.

CRASH RESISTANT DOOR PILLARS This device was developed in order
to repel the force of a side-impact collision away from the head
area and toward the legs. This is achieved by means of keeping
the top portion or the head portion of the vehicle's side post
more unbending and then allowing the lower portion or the leg
portion to move inward.

CRUMPLE ZONES This devices are one of the most underrated safety
features in modern vehicles since vehicles are designed to
crumple in order to absorb the impact from a crash accident
nevertheless maintains the entirety of the passenger compartment
thus ensuring the safety of the driver as well as the
passengers.

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About the author:
Jinky C. Mesias is a lover of simple things and of nature. She
spends most of her time reading and writing poetry.