Don’t Buy Cars Without These Safety Features

For the past few years, safety is one such factor that has been in focus among car buyers. Thanks to Tata Motors, many other automakers are offering 5-star safety rated cars. That said, many cars offer important safety features only to the mid & top variants. So with the increase in car crashes, we want the government to standardise these car safety features across all the variants.
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Car Safety Features – 6-Airbags

Although many automakers are offering 6-Airbags as a standard feature, a few of them simply do not. For instance, Hyundai started the campaign ‘6 Hai Toh Safe Hai’, wherein the brand is offering 6-Airbags in all its cars. Whereas other brands have reserved it only for the top-spec variants of their SUVs while completely skipping it in the entry level segment. So with upcoming expressways and a speed limit of 120kmph, the government should standardise 6-Airbags in India.

Blind Spot Detection

Another such important safety feature is blind spot detection. Now as the name suggests, blind spot detection alerts you every time if there is any vehicle in your blind spot – which is not visible through ORVMs. This feature helps to reduce car crashes to a great extent as you can change lanes more carefully.

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Car Safety Features – Impact sensing door unlocks

One of the must-have safety features is the impact sensing door unlocks. So how exactly does this feature work? Well, suppose a car meets an accident, the passengers are often trapped inside the car and are not able to get out of it immediately as the doors are locked. Impact sensing door unlock feature senses the impact of crash and unlocks the doors, allowing the passengers to move out. Since India is witnessing an increase in car accidents, impact sensing door lock is one such safety feature that should be made mandatory in all cars.

Electronic Stability Programme (ESP)

ESP or electronic stability programme is a safety feature which supports the driver in most critical conditions. ESP comprises ABS and traction control but has a different way to function. It constantly works in the background to maintain the stability of a car by detecting or reducing the traction. ESP should be one of those safety features which should be standardised in all cars.

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Car Safety Features – Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Finally, the TPMS, a safety feature which has something to do with the car tyres as they are the ones who take you from one place to another. Now we all know that maintaining the appropriate amount of tyre pressure is very important. If the air pressure is less, there are chances of losing stability on high speeds and around the corners. Whereas if the air pressure is in excess, you can even face the risk of tyre burst, which can prove fatal at times. So to counter such problems, TPMS should be included as a standard feature as it helps you to gauge the air pressure and maintain the right amount of pressure.

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