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Seat-Belt
The seat-belt was invented by George Cayley. Research has shown that seat-belts, when used properly, reduce the risk of fatal injuries to front-seat passengers by 45% and the risk of moderate to critical injuries by 50%. There are many ways that seat-belts help protect us from motor vehicle crashes. Some include preventing from ejection, example, flying threw the window in a collision. It also protects the head and spinal cord and keeps occupants of the vehicle from striking each other. -
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Development of Safety Features in Vehicles
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Anti-Lock Braking System
Stopping a car in a hurry on a slippery road can be very challenging. This leads to many deaths and injuries. Luckily the ABS was invented by Gabriel Voisin but was first placed
on an aircraft. The ABS was later put on cars for safety purposes. The ABS allows the wheels on a vehicle to continue interacting with the road surface. This prevents the wheels from locking which avoids skidding. -
Air Bags
The airbag was invented by Walter Linderer and is designed as a vehicle safety device. The bag itself is made of a thin, nylon fabric and is to inflate rapidly when the car sensors are struck during a vehicle collision/crash. Its purpose is to cushion passengers during a car crash and provides protection to their bodies so that the passengers or driver do not strike their dashboard, window or steering wheel without getting injuried. -
Head Restraint/ Head Rest
The head rest is attached to the top of the seat in a vehicle. It is used to limit the rearward movement of the driver's or passenger's head relative to his torso in a crash, This reduces the danger of whiplash or other injuries to the cervical vertebrae/neck/spine area. Since their introduction, head restraints have prevented thousands of devastating injuries. -
Precrash System
Their is no exact date of this invention but it was created by Wilford T. Yopp. This is an expansion on the cruise control systems available in many newer cars. By using either an adapted radar system, or lasers bouncing light off objects, adaptive cruise control scans the road ahead and adjusts the vehicle's speed through breaks or throttle to keep a safe distance from the car in front. This can prevent MANY crashes because the car automatically stops for you when it feels it's needed.
