Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Car safety features
- seat belt
- Used to stretch rather than hold the passenger in place
- Less damage to ribs
- Safer and giving the passenger more time before stoping
- energy is used to stretch the fibres
- Brakes
- stops the wheels of the car skidding
- making sure the wheel is still in contact with the road
- Crumple Zone
- Bends absorbing some of the energy from the collision
- energy is used to bend the metal give more time for you body to absorb the energy
- Air bag
- Energy is used to slowly fill the bag full of gas and then run out once the passenger has hit it
- Creates a cusion to slow the passenger gently so they don't hit the steering wheel.
- Traction control
- Helps put more grip in different parts of the car when most needed
- Helps in icy weather when there is more chance of the car sliding on the ice
- Electric windows
- Stops the driver form getting distracted
- reduces amount of time the drivers hands are off the wheel