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1. Why vehicle safety?
While India is home to just 1% of the global vehicle population, the country accounts
for 10% of road accidents worldwide. Major portion of these vehicular accidents,
especially the fatal ones, occur at night.
2. Major factors that affect vehicle safety
During nights, the visibility of vehicular body is poor and hence information/cues
available for the human eye are minimal. Poor visibility of vehicles during night is one
of the major causes for vehicular collisions/accidents during nights. As such, good
night time visibility is critical to ensuring vehicle safety.
3. Importance and Advancement of Vehicle Safety
Vehicle safety has a great importance in today's world. With a number of changes in
this mode of transport, the safety of the people and the vehicle is the primary objective.
The seat belts are the most common safety equipment provided in the cars. Also, it is
the most ignored product in a car and is least used by the drivers. So, with this
dilemma, the seat belts that can automatically secure the drivers after ignition are
introduced.
Explanation:
Introduction:
According to the World Health Organization, India and other countries in Asia will
witness a staggering 65% increase in vehicle population by 2020. While India is home
to just 1% of the global vehicle population, the country accounts for 10% of road
accidents worldwide - a telling statistic on the vehicle safety quotient. Over 33% of all
vehicular accidents occur at night while only 20% of all vehicular traffic travels after
nightfall. What’s more, traffic death rates are three times greater at night than during
the day.