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Make It ‘Safety First’ For Family Vehicles

August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment


Author: Jason Epstein

Article:
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.
I’ve 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 you’re 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 inflate – which 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 you’re braking to avoid a car
accident – you can stop more quickly on a slippery surface and
you can maintain steering control. It can’t 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 vehicle’s 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 don’t 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 what’s behind you when you back up – a
very dangerous scenario if you’re frequently pulling into
driveways or parking lots where small children are around. Rear
Parking Sensors or a Rear-Mounted Camera helps you know if
anything’s 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 passenger’s head and the head restraint –
preventing 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.

About the author:
For more free “Straight Talk Law” information, please visit my
website at http://www.straighttalklaw.com , where you can order free books on personal injury lawyers, Washington auto accidents, auto insurance, and other valuable legal information, offered as a public service by myself and my law practice in Seattle, Washington.




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