Car safety Car safety An accident blackspot is a term used in road safety management to denote a place where accidents are concentrated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accident blackspot"
Accident migration refers to a situation where action to reduce road traffic accidents in one place may result in those accidents resurfacing elsewhere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accident migration"
The Aurora was an American automobile manufactured by Father Alfred A. Juliano, a Catholic priest, from 1957 to 1958. This safety car was to be available with a Chrysler, Cadillac, or Lincoln engine, built on a Buick chassis. However, the Aurora Motor Company of Branford, Connecticut, partially funded by Juliano's congregation, went bankrupt after producing just one $30,000 prototype. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aurora (1957 automobile)"
Baby On Board refers to a five-inch sign intended to be placed in the back window of an automobile to deter tailgating. First marketed in September 1984 by Safety 1st Corporation, the sign became a ubiquitous fad, flourishing in 1985. Its use rapidly declined by 1986 as parody imitations with lines like "Pit Bull On Board" and "Mother-In-Law In Trunk" became popular. The parent company diversified into infant and child care products. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baby On Board"
Blind spots, in the context of driving an automobile, are the areas of the road that cannot be seen while looking forward or through either the rear-view or side mirrors. Blind spots can be eliminated by overlapping side and rear-view mirrors, or checked by turning one's head briefly, or by adding another mirror with a larger field of view. Detection of vehicles or other objects in blind spots may also be aided by systems such as video cameras or distance sensors, though these are not common in automobiles sold to the general public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blind spot (automobile)"
A bull bar (also roo bar in Australia) is a device fitted to the front of a vehicle to protect the vehicle (and its passengers) from damage in a collision with an animal. They vary considerably in size and form but are usually made out of welded steel or aluminium tubing and more recently polycarbonate materials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bull bar"
Car handling and vehicle handling is a description of the way wheeled vehicles perform transverse to their direction of motion, particularly during cornering and swerving. It also includes their stability when moving in a straight line. Handling and braking are the major components of a vehicle's "active" safety. The maximum lateral acceleration is sometimes discussed separately as "road holding". Handling is an esoteric performance area because rapid and violent manoeuvres are often only used in unforeseen circumstances. (This discussion is directed at road vehicles with at least three wheels, but some of it may apply to other ground vehicles.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Car handling" Stay cool with www.shortopedia.com. shortopedia
Car safety is the avoidance of car accidents or the minimization of harmful effects of accidents, in particular as pertaining to human life and health. Special safety features have been built into cars for years, some for the safety of car's occupants only, some for the safety of others. ...more on Wikipedia about "Car safety"
A car seat usually refers to a small seat secured to the seat of an automobile equipped with safety harnesses to hold children in the event of a crash. See baby transport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Car seat"
The Circle of Forces is a useful way to think about the dynamic interaction between a vehicle's tyre and the road surface. In the diagram below we are looking at the tyre from above, so that the road surface lies in the x-y plane. The vehicle that the tyre is attached to is moving in the positive y direction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circle of forces"
Click It or Ticket is a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mobilization campaign aimed at increasing the use of seat belts among young people in the United States. The campaign relies heavily on targeted advertising aimed at teens and young adults. ...more on Wikipedia about "Click It or Ticket"
"Clunk Click Every Trip" was the slogan of a series of British public information advertisements sponsored by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in January 1971 and starring Jimmy Savile. The advertisements highlighted the dangers of being thrown through the windscreen in a car accident and reminded drivers that the first thing they should do after closing the door ("Clunk") is fasten their seatbelt ("Click"). These advertisements helped lay the groundwork for compulsory seatbelt use in the front seat of a vehicle, which came into force on January 31, 1983, in the UK. Some of the films in the series included: ...more on Wikipedia about "Clunk Click Every Trip"
A crash barrier is a barrier on a road designed to prevent vehicles from leaving the carriageway to improve road safety. Common sites for crash barriers are: ...more on Wikipedia about "Crash barrier"
Crash incompatibility, crash compatibility, vehicle incompatibility, and vehicle compatibility are terms in the automobile crash testing industry. They refer to the tendency of some vehicles to inflict more damage on another vehicle (the "crash partner vehicle") in two-car crashes. Vehicle incompatibility is said to lead to more dangerous, fatal crashes, while compatibility can prevent injury in otherwise comparable crashes. The effect can be summed up in the fact that 80% of the fatalities in light truck and car collisions occur in the car. However structural compatibility would help the survival of the occupants of the heavier or less flexible vehicle also. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crash incompatibility"
A crash test is a form of destructive testing usually performed in order to ensure safe design standards for automobiles or related components. There are various types of Crash tests performed, such as: ...more on Wikipedia about "Crash test"
Crash test dummies are full-scale replicas of human beings, weighted and articulated to simulate the behavior of a human body in a vehicle mishap, and instrumented to record as much data as possible on variables such as speed of impact, crushing force, bending, folding, or torque of the body, and deceleration rates during a collision. In modern times, they remain indispensable in the development of new makes and models of all types of vehicles, from family sedans to fighter aircraft. This article focuses on the role of crash test dummies in preventing injury to automobile occupants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crash test dummy"
Advanced driving or defensive driving is a form of training for motor vehicle drivers that goes beyond mastery of the rules of the road and the basic mechanics of driving. Its aim is to reduce the risk of driving by anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others. This can be achieved through adherence to a variety of general rules, as well as the practice of specific driving techniques. ...more on Wikipedia about "Defensive driving"
A driver's license ( UK, Hong Kong, Singapore: driving licence; U.S.: driver's license or driver license; Canada, Australia, New Zealand: driver's licence) is an official document which states that a person has the necessary qualifications to operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck, or a bus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Driver's license"
EuroNCAP, the European New Car Assessment Programme, is a safety assessment programme for automobiles supported by several European governments, many major manufacturers and motoring organisations across the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "EuroNCAP"
Fishtailing is a problem with rear wheel drive vehicles. The problem occurs on low grip surfaces (wet road, ice, snow, gravel, etc) or when applying too much power. During fishtailing, the rear end of the car will swing from side to side as the driver attempts to compensate. In drifting, controlled fishtailing is considered a good thing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fishtailing"
A grit bin or salt bin is an item of street furniture, usually yellow in colour, that holds a mixture of salt and grit that is spread over roads if they have snow or ice on them. A grit bin improves winter road safety on roads which are not gritted by other means, such as from a gritting lorry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Grit bin"
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A headlight or headlamp is a lamp, usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a car, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as night or precipitation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Headlight"
Hydroplaning (sometimes aquaplaning) in a road vehicle is an effect similar to planing in a boat. A layer of water between the rubber tires of a road vehicle and the road surface (or between airplane wheels and the runway) reduces the friction with the tires. They stop rotating, causing the vehicle to act like an unpowered and unsteered sled. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hydroplaning (road vehicle)"
The Institute of Advanced Motorists is a charity in the United Kingdom whose objective is to improve driving standards, and hence enhance road safety, through the proper use of the System of Car Control, based on Roadcraft (commonly "the System"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Institute of Advanced Motorists"
The Jaws of Life, or Hurst Tool, is a line of tools originally developed by Hurst Performance and now under the registered trademark of Hale Products, Inc. The hydraulic spreader, originally invented in 1972 as an extrication tool for the race car industry is now essential equipment in rescue, firefighting, EMS, and public safety operations. Hale Products says, "Because the tool reduced the time to extricate a victim from a car crash, literally snatching them from the 'jaws of death', the tool earned the name Jaws of Life." ...more on Wikipedia about "Jaws of Life" Simply shortopedia!
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