Cars And Their Marvels - 8 Modern Features That Keep You Safe On The Road

Driving can be dangerous. After all, you’re riding with a myriad of other cars on the road. Car manufacturers know this, which is why they’ve added a range of safety features to their vehicles. As there’s so many of them out there, we ran through the very best. So, read ahead to learn more.

Lane Departure Warning Systems
Whether you own an expensive car or not, multiple vehicles come with a Lane Departure Warning System. The warning system utilizes sensors, such as infrared and radars. They are placed around the car to calculate its position from the lane. It uses this information to prevent head-on collisions. 
When you leave the lane you’re in, a beeping sound is made from the vehicle. It could also project a flashing light. Depending on the Warning System, your steering wheel may start to vibrate.
They prevent collisions when you drift. Even if you’re an experienced driver, drifting off lane is a common practice.

Air Bags
Air bags are safety features that have been in vehicles for a very long time.  They work by reducing the impact of crashes. If your vehicle slams into something, its airbags would propel from the dashboard, softening the blow.
Since the mid-2000’s, passenger vehicles have come with an Advanced Frontal Airbag System installed.  An AFAS is different from a regular airbag. It detects the position and size of the people in the vehicle. If a crash takes place, it propels the airbags in varying intensities. The force the airbags are propelled in depends on the information (size and position) it gathered on the passengers.
If your vehicle was manufactured after 2006, it would have an AFAS. That being said, only some cars come with Side-Impact Air Bags. As you can guess from their name, they’re airbags positioned on the sides of the vehicle, such as near doors.

Seat belts
We take seat belts for granted. However, seat belts were not always used. They were not a standard safety feature until 1966. 
Seat belts keep you safe during a crash. They prevent passengers from colliding with the dashboard, windshield or anything in front of them. Hence, it keeps serious head trauma at bay.
They also disperse the force from the crash to the parts of your body that can handle it better.
Since 1966 seat belts have been improving in terms of safety and especially, comfort.

Forward Collision-Avoidance System
Forward Collision-Avoidance systems won’t be useful to the everyday driver. They’re safety mechanisms that are helpful to drivers that are impaired visually or auditorily. If the car is about to crash, the Avoidance System alerts the driver through audio or visual clues.
Depending on what type of Forward Collision Avoidance System you own, it can do other things. Many of the systems not only alert drivers, but they also help them avoid crashes as a whole. The system pre-charges your car’s brakes and moves the passenger seat backwards.  It can even apply partial brakes.

Electronic Stability Control
ESC systems help you gain control of your car. It helps mostly with swerving as when drivers are approaching a turn, they may be propelled off it if the road is too slippery. When the Electronic Stability Control detects that you’ve lost control of your vehicle, it automatically applies the vehicle’s brakes to help you steer it.
The brakes are applied to each wheel of the car. This helps prevent over steering and under steering.
Depending on the ESC your vehicle has, it may reduce its engine power to help you gain control.
Any car model manufactured after 2012 has to have an ESC installed. Otherwise, it’s illegal.

Navigation Systems
At some point, you’re going to get lost. No matter how good you are at directions, you’ll drive down the wrong road. Depending on where you’ve ended up, you could be in a risky situation as the neighborhood could not be the best.
This is why you need a great GPS system. Some cars don’t come with trackers that are that good which is why it’s common to swap them out.
The tracker works by bouncing your location off a satellite. The satellite feeds you directions to where you want to go through a screen. The better the GPS is, the more accurate and quicker its transmission.  All in all, it’s a pretty high tech piece of equipment.
Not only could it keep your whereabouts hidden, but it can also prevent accidents. You may take the wrong turn and end up in a one-way road.

Rearview Cameras
They are cameras positioned in the rear of vehicles. They record everything that’s occurring behind you, transmitting the video to a screen in your dashboard.
Everyone hates reversing. It is one of the most daunting things a driver has to face. Not only is it a pain, but it’s also dangerous as you could slam your car into a moving vehicle, or even a passerby.
You don’t have to worry about such a thing with a rear view camera by your side. You’ll have live footage of what’s behind you, allowing you to stay clear of accidents. 
More and more cars are coming with rear view cameras due to how functional they are. If the car you currently drive doesn’t have one, a newer car that you buy likely will.

Night Vision Cameras
Not all cars come with night vision. Higher-end vehicles come with infrared sensors that monitor the road ahead. It notifies you of anything out there. This is very useful if the road you’re driving on is very dark.
The infrared detector is a useful feature, but unfortunately, it’s only seen in more expensive vehicles. If you want to improve your vision when driving, cheaper cars have headlights that turn when you turn your vehicle. This lets you tackle curves without crashing into anything. This is a driver’s dream as handling curves are dangerous, especially when it’s dark.
Ever since automobiles came into being, mankind has had a love affair with them. After all, they get us from point A to B with ease. Although they’re useful, driving is a risky business as you never know what could happen on the road.
Overtime, technology has progressed, allowing vehicles to have a range of safety features. From the assortment of these available, we ran through the very best. So, you don’t have to worry the next time you’re on the road.