"Automotive safety is the study and practice of automotive design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles."
Discussing the importance of wearing seat belts, airbags, and following traffic laws.
Seat Belts: Understanding the importance of wearing seat belts in cars and how to use them properly.
Airbags: Understanding how airbags work and their effectiveness in preventing serious injuries during accidents.
Car Seats: Understanding the different types of car seats for children and their proper installation.
Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS): Understanding how ABS works and how it can assist in preventing accidents.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC): Understanding how ESC works and how it can assist in maintaining control of your vehicle during sudden maneuvers.
Blind-Spot Detection: Understanding how blind-spot detection systems work and how they can assist in preventing accidents.
Rear-View Cameras: Understanding how rear-view cameras work and how they can assist in reversing and parking.
Safety Ratings: Understanding how safety ratings are assigned to vehicles and their significance in determining a vehicle's safety.
Crash Testing: Understanding how crash tests are conducted and their significance in determining a vehicle's safety.
Driving Techniques: Understanding safe driving techniques and how to avoid common driving mistakes to reduce the risk of accidents.
Maintenance: Understanding the importance of regular car maintenance and checks to ensure the safe operation of the vehicle.
Vehicle Design: Understanding how vehicle design affects safety and how to choose a vehicle with good safety features.
Weather Conditions: Understanding how different weather conditions affect driving safety and how to adjust driving techniques accordingly.
Impaired Driving: Understanding the dangers of impaired driving and how to avoid driving under the influence.
Road Signs: Understanding the meaning of road signs to improve safety on the road.
Airbags: An airbag is a safety device in a vehicle that is designed to rapidly inflate during a collision to protect the passengers.
Seat belts: A seat belt is a safety restraint in a car that is designed to prevent passengers from being thrown forward during a collision, decreasing the likelihood of injury.
Antilock brake system (ABS): The ABS system ensures wheels don’t lock up during braking, allowing the driver to maintain steering control.
Electronic stability control (ESC): The ESC system is designed to prevent the car from losing control and skidding in the event of a sudden swerve or emergency maneuver.
Blind spot detection: Blind spot detection helps drivers to identify vehicles or objects that are out of their field of vision and prevent a collision.
Rearview cameras: Rearview cameras help drivers to see what's behind them when reversing, reducing the risk of accidents.
Lane departure warning: The lane departure warning system alerts drivers if they are about to drift out of their lane, helping to avoid accidents.
Adaptive headlights: Adaptive headlights adjust to the speed of the vehicle, allowing drivers to see more clearly around turns.
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS): The TPMS alerts drivers when a tire’s pressure is low, helping to avoid tire blowouts and other hazardous situations.
Collision avoidance system (CAS): The CAS uses sensors and cameras to detect obstacles and warn the driver of potential collisions.
Forward collision warning (FCW): FCW provides an alert when the vehicle is closing in on another car too quickly.
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB): AEB automatically applies the brakes in the event of an imminent collision to prevent or reduce the severity of the accident.
Adaptive cruise control (ACC): ACC automatically adjusts the speed of the vehicle to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
Pedestrian detection: Pedestrian detection helps to identify pedestrians and warn the driver if they are at risk of hitting someone.
Park assist: Park assist helps drivers to park their vehicles by providing assistance with steering, acceleration, and braking.
"One of the first formal academic studies into improving motor vehicle safety was by Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory of Buffalo, New York."
"The crucial importance of seat belts and padded dashboards."
"The disproportionate mass and velocity of an automobile compared to that of the predominant victim, the pedestrian."
"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 80% of cars sold in the world are not compliant with main safety standards."
"Only 40 countries have adopted the full set of the seven most important regulations for car safety."
"In the United States, a pedestrian is injured by a motor vehicle every 8 minutes."
"Pedestrians are 1.5 times more likely than a vehicle's occupants to be killed in a motor vehicle crash per outing."
"Improvements in roadway and motor vehicle designs have steadily reduced injury and death rates in all first world countries."
"Auto collisions are the leading cause of injury-related deaths."
"An estimated total of 1.2 million in 2004."
"Nearly two-thirds of those killed by autos are pedestrians."
"Risk compensation theory has been used in arguments against safety devices, regulations, and modifications of vehicles."
"Together for Safer Roads (TSR) is a coalition to promote road and automotive safety that brings together global private sector companies."
"TSR focuses on five road safety areas that will make an impact globally and within local communities."
"The rising trend of autonomous things is largely driven by the move towards the autonomous car."
"The autonomous car is expected to be safer than existing vehicles, by eliminating the single most dangerous element - the driver."
"Some ninety percent of motor vehicle crashes are caused at least in part by human error."
"Safety standards like the ISO 26262 specify the required safety."
"But while safety standards like the ISO 26262 specify the required safety, it is still a burden on the industry to demonstrate acceptable safety."