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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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