Car crashes are one of the leading cause of death among 15-20 year olds. Parents are the one who responsible for their teen’s safety. Parents or any driving teachers should have patience and calm when teaching a teenager. They should also need to set limits while they gain some necessary experience and judgment behind the wheel.
Below are the things to help your driver teens to stay safe on the road:
Follow the Road Rules. Graduated licensing programs have been developed to benefit teen drivers. The program put restrictions on new drivers for a probationary period. During the probationary period the legal limit is zero-point-zero which means no alcohol when you drive. If they prove that they are good drivers then that’s the time they can now apply to remove these restrictions.
Slow Down. By slowing down and obeying speed limits you significantly reduce your chances of being in an accident. You should watch always your speed limit. Over 90% admit to not paying attention to speed limit signs at all. Inexperienced teens do not have the ability to control a car quickly when speeding, so the results are rollover accidents which are more common in teens.
Avoid Distractions. It is very important to pay full attention to the roadway while driving. Avoid using cell phones or any thing that can take your concentration off the road and impairs driving ability.
Don’t take too many passengers. Studies have shown that teens become more reckless when they are in a larger group. When there are many persons in a car teens have been more likely to speed, allow unlicensed peers to drive, take passengers without seat belts, and many unsafe behaviors. Limiting the number of persons in a car can save the teens life, do not let them with a group of teens.

Ford introduces the automotive industry’s first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are designed to prevent injuries in car accidents. The combination of seat belt and air bag technology is more focused on neck, head and chest injuries, specifically in older passengers and children.
According to Ford Motor Co., the new technology will introduce in the rear seats of the next-generation Ford Explorer which begins production by next year, but still they have plans to eventually offer them on car industries all over the world. Unlike any traditional car air bags which rely on a heating-generating chemical reaction. The belts inflate slower and to a lower pressure.
Ford Safety Technical Leader also said that this is very logical system and simple but it requires extensive trial and error to prove out the inflatable seat belts and ensure reliable performance in crash situation.
We all know that this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about the inflatable seat belts technology. In fact Ford may not be the first time to market with the concept. The Lexus LFA also featured a SRS seatbelt as well. So we don’t have any idea if the next-generation Ford Explorer will beat the LFA. But Ford assures that they will do whatever it takes to make the best hi-technology.
So the big question is, how much does system cost? Ford would not say how much extra the inflatable seatbelts will cost, but they intend to make the price very reasonable, very affordable for people particularly for families.

Looks like Ford is stepping a notch in passenger security. It reported by Autoweek, that the American auto maker will be introducing inflatable seatbelts for passengers which will most likely be during the release of the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer sometime soon.

With the combination of airbag technology, these kinds of seatbelts will be able to neutralize and spread the forces of the crash to different body areas. Thus, it is expected that this will lessen the effects of accidents as well as physical injuries especially to babies, kids and older passengers, compared to ordinary seatbelts. This new development uses cold-compressed gas stored in a cylinder beneath the seats which will inflate 40 milliseconds across the person’s body after a car accident or any other major impact done to the car.

Based on Ford’s crash tests, the inflatable seatbelts are 90% more comfortable than traditional seatbelts because of its padded feel. Moreover, it is compatible with different infant seats available placed at the rear seat of the car.

Ford may be launching these seatbelts with the 2011 Explorer but the company is planning to install these inflatable seatbelts to all of their cars around the world.

Ford introduces the automotive industry’s first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are designed to prevent injuries in car accidents. The combination of seat belt and air bag technology is more focused on neck, head and chest injuries, specifically in older passengers and children.

According to Ford Motor Co., the new technology will introduce in the rear seats of the next-generation Ford Explorer which begins production by next year, but still they have plans to eventually offer them on car industries all over the world. Unlike any traditional car air bags which rely on a heating-generating chemical reaction. The belts inflate slower and to a lower pressure.

Ford Safety Technical Leader also said that this is very logical system and simple but it requires extensive trial and error to prove out the inflatable seat belts and ensure reliable performance in crash situation.
We all know that this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about the inflatable seat belts technology. In fact Ford may not be the first time to market with the concept. The Lexus LFA also featured a SRS seatbelt as well. So we don’t have any idea if the next-generation Ford Explorer will beat the LFA. But Ford assures that they will do whatever it takes to make the best hi-technology.

So the big question is, how much does system cost? Ford would not say how much extra the inflatable seatbelts will cost, but they intend to make the price very reasonable, very affordable for people particularly for families.

“Prevention is the best medicine.”

Being a driver, wouldn’t it be so awesome if you’ll have an idea to when and where a car crash could possibly happen? That would be a sigh of relief knowing that you are completely safe while driving.

As reported by Autoweek, these prevention measures may soon be feasible thanks to the Global Positioning Satellites (GPS). In an effort by Ford Motor Co. in partnership with Auburn University to continuously commit on academic research on the different safety and precautionary measures, they are currently researching on the relationship of these GPS satellites to a car’s stability system in order to predict and in the same time prevent car crash and accidents.

But could this be possible and if so, how could this be possible? According to sources, several tests show that these GPS satellites can monitor the car’s speed and direction and then send signals to the car’s stability system if there is an incoming crash in order to help the driver in avoiding it. More findings of the research will be showed during the Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics in San Antonio, Texas, later this month.

These kinds of projects could possibly be a big leap in accident prevention programs as well as the creation of a safer driving environment. Let’s just hope that all of these will be fully functional in the near future.

Source: Auto Week