Do you want to know how to keep your loved ones safe in a car? Well here is some information on what keeps people safe in a car. Today, before a crash even happens there are all kinds of things that help distracted people pay more attention to the road. Some cars have devices that stop people from texting and driving, or something that will help the car get back into control when it is swerving around. If a car happens to get into an accident, there are many things that will still protect a person from the force that the coming at them. Today, many cars have crumple zones. Crumple zones are typically found in the front and the back of the car. For example, when a car is hit in the front, the front of the car will crumple, or fold in. These crumple zones are made to absorb some of the force that a crash may bring. Another thing that guards a passenger would be an airbag. Airbags are usually in the front two seats and they can sometimes be found in the back seats. When a car gets into a moderate or severe crash, airbags will pop out at the exact second of the crash and protect the victim's head from hitting hard objects in the car. Another thing that keeps people safe is a seat belt. The seat belt keeps a passenger from flying all over the car in the event of a crash. New techlogy is being developed that will allow a car to know when a crash is about to happen. When this technology comes out, seat belts will be tightened immediately before a crash to keep the victim as secure as possible. All of these things guard us from the insane amount of force that is involved in a car crash. 25g's is the amount of force that the crash would need to place on the human in order to cause death, and most cars can protect us from that amount of force.
With more advancements in car safety soon to come, we will hopefully reduce the number of casualties from car accidents in the near future.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_collision
Rightcar. (2011) Protection Systems During a Crash.
Cool article. It's amazing that just adding a crumple zone makes such a big difference. Indy cars are some of the best examples of crumple zones. They even take it further than a crumple zone by designing the car to completely disintegrate around the driver. All the momentum and energy gets transferred to all the flying debris, leaving the driver more safe. It doesn't look safe when the accident happens b/c everything is flying everywhere, but it's actually a lot safer than if the car just takes the brunt of the impact and doesn't fall apart at all. I did a little looking and I found a horrible crash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KysP71KKzIc Happens at about 40 seconds. The guys survived but lost both his legs later. Amazing story. I'm not certain, but my guess is that without these cars being designed to disintegrate like that, Alex may not have made it out alive. http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/12/alex-zanardi-champion-racer-handcyclist-and-now-ironman/
ReplyDeleteInteresting post. I did not realize that there were airbags at the back seat too sometimes. The crumple zone part was interesting because the car folds after the impact. But what would happen if the car got hit from the side or flipped over? Here is an cool post about new cars in 2015 and safety features they have as well as pictures of the safe ones. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2014/12/29/the-safest-cars-and-crossovers-for-2015/. I haven't really been in a car collision except when the car hit us in the back. It was a small car while we had a Ford Expedition. The bigger the car is the less damage it takes from crashes is what I think. Good post overall.
DeleteGreat job. I thought the part about the new technology with the seat belts tightening was really cool. Cars already have some crash prevention stuff, but they are definitely adding more. I have been in a minor crash before, not injured at all, but the seatbelt does stiffen up. Are there any more major things that car companies are doing? Also, in the 4th line, you spelled when like hen. I think thats all though, great job.
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