Used Car Safety Ratings
Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR) are given to a vehicle which can protect not only its driver from fatal or serious injuries but also other road users.
Month: April 2013
Fog Lamps
Fog lamps or lights are designed to be used at low speed to add to the illumination directed to the surface and verges of the roads during poor visibility.
Traction Control
A traction control system (TCS) or anti-slip regulation (ASR) is designed to avoid losing traction control of vehicle.
Head Restraints
Head restraints are very important safety feature to avoid whiplash or similar injury to the cervical vertebrae in rear impact crash.
Antilock Braking System
Skidding and steering control problems would be reduced during emergency because of the development of antilock braking systems.
Curtain Airbags
Up to 45% of cases of brain injury or death during side impact crashes are reduced when vehicles have curtain airbags as a safety feature.
Impaired Driving
Impaired driving accounts for almost 30 people dying from car crashes everyday in the US or one death in every 48 minutes from an alcohol impaired driver.
Distracted Driving
In the US, distracted driving is responsible in the death of many pedestrians, drivers, and passengers, especially the youth.