subject: Make It safety First For Family Vehicles [print this page] When you take the family out on the road, you want to make sure you arrive at your destination with everyone safe and sound. That means doing everything you can to avoid car accidents that could result in personal injury and even wrongful death.
An important place to start to safeguard your brood is making sure your family vehicle has the best safety features available. Ive seen firsthand what a difference they can make. So, when thinking about your next car purchase, ask if the following features are a part of the vehicle youre considering:
Proper Airbags
Some of you may have heard that frontal airbags can actually be the cause of injury to passengers, especially children and smaller adults. Well, the new advanced frontal airbags feature sensors that take the passenger size, seat position and crash severity into account when they determine just how much they need to inflatewhich reduces that risk dramatically. Side-impact and head curtain airbags also offer a great deal more protection in rollovers and side-impact car accidents.
ABS (Antilock Braking System)
ABS provides two big benefits when youre braking to avoid a car accidentyou can stop more quickly on a slippery surface and you can maintain steering control. It cant prevent all car accidents, but it definitely tips the odds your way.
Stability Control
Stability control, like ABS, also helps a driver maintain control when a car accident might be imminent. This feature uses sensors that take information from your vehicles steering, throttle and brake inputs, and is a big help in keeping larger SUVs and other big vehicles under control in less-than-favorable conditions.
Tire-Pressure Monitoring System
Tires most frequently fail because they dont have enough air to be driven on safely. A Tire-Pressure Monitoring System helps you to know when your tires need inflating with a dashboard warning light.
Rear Parking Sensors/Rear-Mounted Camera
In large family vehicles such as SUVs and minivans, you can often have trouble seeing whats behind you when you back upa very dangerous scenario if youre frequently pulling into driveways or parking lots where small children are around. Rear Parking Sensors or a Rear-Mounted Camera helps you know if anythings behind you before you go in reverse.
Active Head Restraints
Whiplash is a common personal injury that results from a car accident. Active head restraints automatically close the gap between a driver or passengers head and the head restraintpreventing many neck injuries.
Auto companies are becoming more and more ingenious in their use of hi tech devices to help keep us all safer on the roads. By taking advantage of these breakthroughs, we also protect our loved ones from car accidents that can have tragic results.
