Assisted Technology To Prevent Crashing
Cars are extensively equipped with safety equipment today
. This equipment is designed to warn and to save lives.
Even with all of this equipment, thousands of lives are lost every month due to accidents on the road. There are two main parts of safety in relation to driving.
These two parts are called 'active' and 'passive' safety. 'Active' safety refers to technology that aids in the prevention of a crash while 'passive' safety refers to everything that actually helps protect the passengers if a crash occurs.
There are many forms of 'active' safety now. The computers put in cars are becoming increasingly advanced.
Some of the many devices that help a driver avoid a crash include headlamps, reflectors, lights, signals, mirrors, brakes, steering abilities, and suspension systems. Some cars even have technology on the back of their vehicle that sounds a warning if you are backing up and there is something in the way that you may not have seen.
There are many other things that can help protect the safety of road travelers as well. One of these things is the automatic braking system.
Infrared night vision systems provide drivers with the ability to see more than what is in their headlights at night. The extended vision helps them see obstacles in the road before they are a problem.
The adaptive highbeam technology is also very helpful at night. This technology can sense where other vehicles are ahead of you and will adjust your head lights automatically to a distance that is most helpful to you, without being distracting to the other drivers who are oncoming or simply in front of you.
Similar to this technology are the adaptive headlamps. Adaptive headlamps have the ability to adjust to shine around corners so you can see where you are turning.
If you do not trust the sensors when you are backing up to tell you that things are in the way, or if you want to be able to verify what your sensor is telling you, you can install a backup camera. This backup camera will allow you to see what is behind you as you back up that you cannot normally see with your mirrors.
A very helpful feature for long trips is adaptive cruise control. Cruise control itself can be extremely nice on long trips where you cannot seem to keep your foot steady.
However, adaptive cruise control senses cars in front of you and adjusts your speed so that you are traveling at a safe distance behind the other vehicle. This can be handy when you are passing through heavier traffic areas where you would normally have to keep adjusting your speed.
On long trips, it can be easy to get sleepy and to start drifting off. There are also systems that can warn you when you are drifting out of your lane.
It can also be helpful to have tire pressure monitoring systems and deflation detection systems. Sometimes you may not know that your tire is losing air before it is too late.
If you live in an icy area you may find it worthwhile to invest in a traction control system. Traction control systems can help drivers restore traction if the wheels begin to spin or slid on ice.
Electronic Stability Control systems also help drivers to maintain control when it senses that the driver is about to lose control of the car. This can be a relief to have in some scary situations.
Of course, most cars now have anti-lock braking systems which are very helpful in icy conditions. Instead of the brakes locking when you push them, they will automatically pump themselves.
Electronic brake force distribution systems can also be very helpful in these situations. Likewise emergency brake assist systems and cornering brake control systems are also available if you do not feel that this is enough.
You can also invest in pre-crash systems that can help you avoid crashing. Another useful feature that some cars have is an automated parking system.
These systems can detect the cars between which you are parallel or normal parking. The car can then pull straight into space as long as the space is large enough for your car.
With all of these automated systems, hopefully the number of crashes has been significantly reduced and hopefully it has contributed to saving many thousands of lives. However, there is much that we can still do as drivers to watch out for and prevent crashing and unnecessary death and destruction.
by: Tom Selwick
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