SENSIBLE WAYS OF AVOIDING CAR ACCIDENTSWritten by Jinky C. Mesias
Most car accidents are caused by impulsive teenage drivers who treat road as their own race tracks. The simple logical reason for this is that teenagers have lesser driving experience and therefore are most likely to commit traffic violations which often times lead to vehicular accidents. In order to guide teenagers as well as adult drivers in avoiding future car accidents, this article will tackle some easy to follow steps of avoiding car accidents. To start with, it is always practical and sensible to check for incoming cars twice before pulling into an intersection at a stop sign. Following this simple rule may actually save lives since there are cases wherein accidents happen simply because driver neglected to look in both ways of intersection and then bang- ACCIDENT! Backing out in a parking area to some may be a simple matter however did you know that accident may also occur while you’re backing out your car? The most common car accident involved in this kind of situation is rear-end collision since it is very common in parking areas wherein two cars opposite of each other leaving or pulling out of area at same time and then COLLISION!- that is why it is of great importance to look behind you before backing out of parking place to avoid accidents. The next avoiding car accident rule is to watch out for rushing cars through intersections especially at end of a red light. And also, beware of those cars that try to beat red light and also those cars that try to make it through intersection on yellow light since such cars are likely to meet accident once caught in intersection moment traffic light turns green. These kinds of scenarios are most common and happen all time.
| | IS YOUR CAR SAFE? ....KNOW THE FACTS ON CAR SAFETY FEATURESWritten by Jinky C. Mesias
The car is one of 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 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 United States are required to have airbags in both driver as well as passenger side of car. The advantage of having an airbag is that it prevents driver as well as passengers head from hitting on rigid areas of vehicle especially during side impact collisions. The airbag shut-off switch on other hand, switches off 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 car without need to pump brakes thus preventing locking of wheels and skidding of vehicle. The best feature of this device is that you as driver is left to concentrate on steering car since device is one that does all pumping on brakes for you and thus allowing you to apply constant pressure on 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 safety of 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 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 belts are locked as tightly as possible.
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