Miscellaneous

What is a occupant protection device?

What is a occupant protection device?

Occupant protection devices. Devices designed for the specific purpose of reducing the occurrence and severity of injuries in crashes, as distinct from general improvements in the engineering of the vehicle, are referred to as occupant protection devices. These include safety belts, airbags, and helmets.

What is the most effective occupant protection?

The use of a seat belt, whether on a long trip or just a short drive around town, is the single most effective countermeasure to prevent injury or death in a vehicle crash.

What is occupant safety?

All components are studied to provide optimum safety for vehicle occupants. An impact on injuries is not only caused by restraining systems such as belts and airbags, but also by components such as dashboards, interior trim, seats and steering systems.

What is a passive safety system?

Passive safety systems protect the occupants of a vehicle and other road users if a crash occurs. They do this by reducing the impact of an accident or the level of injury.

What is secondary collision?

“Secondary collisions” are defined as the subsequent collisions (impacts), after the first impact of a vehicle involved in an accidental event containing a chain of impacts.

What is the time space margin from the vehicle in front of you?

Maintaining at least a 1-second space margin from the vehicle in front of you not only provides you with visibility, time, and space to help avoid rear-end crashes, but also allows you to steer or break out of danger at moderate speeds.

When did cars get shoulder belts?

1968
In 1968, the federal government required seat belts in all forward-facing seats and ordered that shoulder straps be installed in front outboard seats. SAE estimates seat belts cut the number of crash fatalities 50 percent and reduce serious and severe injuries more than 60 percent.

What are the two types of vehicle safety systems?

It is possible to distinguish two types of car safety features: crash avoidance systems and crash mitigation systems.

Are smaller or bigger cars safer?

Bigger Cars Are Safer Than Smaller Ones New small cars are safer than they’ve ever been, but new larger, heavier vehicles are still safer than small ones. In its studies, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that a heavier vehicle will typically push a lighter one backward during the impact.

What is the third collision in a crash?

The Third Collision: Internal This is the third collision known as the internal collision. The internal organs still move during a collision, even after the body comes to a complete stop. The internal organs may slam into other organs or the skeletal system.

What is the most difficult space to manage while driving?

In order for any driver to be able to react to situations that come up it is important to have space around your vehicle – front, back and on the sides, if possible. The most critical space is the space you leave between you and the vehicle in front of you.