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Safety features of a car
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ABS (anti-locking braking system) On December 9 1970 Dr. Ing Scherenberg of Germany revealed a system that would revolutionize vehicle handling and road safety. Some 25 years later it was available to people in The Mercedes-Benz G class models in the 1986 range. The ABS system does exactly what it stands for, it stops the brakes from locking up and therefore stops the wheels from skidding. This makes the car easier to steer and therefore easier to avoid accidents. The ABS works when the brakes are ‘slammed on’. Instead of the brake fluid pushing the calipers right in causing them to lock on to the wheel, it uses Sensors on the front and rear wheels keep the anti-lock braking system informed about the speed of the wheels at all times. If the wheels lock it will automatically sense it and will release the brakes. ABS is found in nearly all cars manufactured these days. Because it has been proven that on wet surfaces the braking distance can be cut by almost one third. Seat belts and belt tensioners Seat belts have been around for about 30 years and started off as a belt with an adjustable buckle. There have been a lot of improvements since then, the seat belts in modern cars only lock into place when the car stops suddenly. This is more for convenience than safety however they don’t have to adjust the seat belt so it will fit all sizes of people. Seat belts only need to work under braking. They slow the passenger down to the speed that the car is traveling by strapping them to the car. The only disadvantage with the seat belt is that it doesn’t slow the head from moving totally and it could possibly hit the steering wheel, dashboard or in rear passenger cases the seat in front of them.
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