New Auto Safety Features Could Help Lower Accident Rates in Indiana
As Indiana auto accident lawyers, we frequently monitor new developments in auto and highway safety. It has been very encouraging to note a widespread public preference for cars that are safer. Seatbelts and airbags are two of the most important safety devices you could have in your car, but as the New England Auto Show last month revealed, Indiana motorists will soon be able to choose many more high tech auto safety features to prevent accidents and injuries.
Many of these features are now also coming with more affordably priced models. You shouldn’t have to be wealthy to able to afford a car that protects you in an accident. Some of the better features that we hope become more and more widely used in cars in Indiana are:
1. Forward Collision Systems
These are built to detect objects or vehicles in front of your vehicle, and prevent collisions.
2. Face Recognition Monitors
These futuristic devices work by taking a picture of your head while you are driving and monitoring for sudden jerky movements, like when you begin to nod off. As soon as the system notices such signs, it sounds a warning. Considering the lack of attention paid by Indiana’s lawmakers to the problem of drowsy driving, this system may be the next best thing to preventing the serious accidents that result from fatigued driving
3. Post Collision Systems
These do a number of things in the seconds after an accident - shutting off the fuel pump, unlocking the doors and turning the car’s hazard lights on. The seconds after an accident can set off complications like a fire, and this system prevents such adverse and dangerous events.
4. Active Head Restraints
These protect the head in the event of an accident, by adding extra padding around the skull.
The increased use of seatbelts and air bag systems has been credited with contributing to the decline in the national highway fatality rate. With more advanced features on their way or already here, Indiana auto accident lawyers will be hoping for a further decrease in those rates.
