Subjects:
- General
- Active Safety Features
- Passive Safety Features
Active safety features:
These are all facilities that contribute to the prevention of collisions. In most cases, the active safety features increase comfort. Active safety features include:
- Large glass area with small blind spots
- Bright body colors
- Well-fitting chairs
- Ventilation, interior heating and window demisting
- Airco
- Rear window heating
- Adjustable mirrors from the inside
- Clear instrument panel
- Large windshield wipers, whose speed is easily adjustable
- Erase installation
- Good lighting (not dazzling)
- Precise and light steering (power steering)
- Anti-Lock System (ABS) prevents the wheels from locking during braking
- Drive Slip Regulation (ASR) prevents the wheels from spinning when accelerating
- Electronics Stability Program (ESP) makes the car less likely to skid
- High-acceleration engine
Passive safety features:
The passive safety features must minimize damage to occupants and other road users in the event of collisions. Passive safety devices are only effective when a collision occurs. The consequences in the event of a collision are thereby limited. Passive safety features include:
- Crumple zones
- safety cage
- Crossbars in the doors
- roll bars
- Shock absorbing bumpers
- Laminated safety glass
- Fuel tank as much as possible within the safety cage
- Security locks
- Safety steering column
- Seat belts with pretensioners
- airbags
- Headrests
- Easy-folding door mirrors
- Soft material in interior
- recessed controls; no protruding parts
- Difficult flammable material in interior
- Fire-resistant zones
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