How to get organized in the car is a challenge facing all families who own one. In order to have pleasant trips whether they are long or short, some planning and forethought is required.
It is also necessary to set some priorities and pay attention first to those things that are the most important such as the safety of the people who are in the car.
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There are over 6 million auto accidents every year. Car accidents are caused by multiple factors including drunk driving, reckless driving, driving while on a cell phone, and so on. Although you may not engage in any of these dangerous activities, you still have other drivers to consider. Protect yourself, your family, and your pet by eliminating distractions while you drive, by driving defensively, and most importantly, by making sure that you and everyone else in your vehicle is wearing a safety restraint.
Eliminate Pet Distractions
Most dogs love to travel in the car and many pet owners love to oblige them. But dogs don’t understand that the driver can not be interrupted by a sniff in the ear or a friendly lick. Some dogs can be overly excited when in the car, bouncing from window to window. This can be a dangerous distraction for the driver. Your pet can still enjoy a ride in the car but be safely restrained. Dog car seat belts or dog car barriers can be used. Your pet may not understand it at first, but it won’t take long for them to get used to a dog car seat belt or a dog car barrier.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) – A crucial driving safety feature, the ESC has been known to avert the risk of a fall over crash by almost 80%, by improving rollover assistance and aiding braking and emergency handling techniques. The ESC comes in so many different versions but its main function is to put the car back on the road in the intended line of travel by automatically taking over when the car loses control at high speeds, averting potential disasters. The Rollover Protection System quickly jumps in to bring the car into control if you swerve too sharply, or cut a corner at a high speed and risk rolling over your vehicle. Adaptive Cruise Control or Distronic systems go a step ahead than just stabilizing speeds; they are enabled to adjust the brake and throttle to maintain a safe distance from the car ahead during changes in speed of traffic and the radar and sensors brake hard and tighten the seatbelts accordingly to increase driving safety, if they sense a potential collision. Once the traffic stabilizes they restore the car to its original speed, automatically without any inputs from you. Fatal crashes potentially reduce by almost 50% with the installation of an ESC system in a car.
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