With this being the most traveled day of the year, I wanted to share a short auto safety article I recently came across.
The past few years have seen an explosion of new electronic safety features in vehicles of all types and price ranges. One of the most talked about and most praised is the Lane Change Collision Avoidance System (CAS). It is also commonly referred to as the Lane Departure Warning (LDW) or the Lane Keeping System (LKS) This system alerts the driver to hazards in adjacent lanes or automatically steadies the car to avoid drifting into the adjacent lane. Some refer to it as the "blind spot" alarm. It appears to be a life saving feature and has so far proven its worth enough to be included on some base model cars.
However, some of us with older vehicles cannot take advantage of this new technology.
Fortunately we can ALL do something to get the same effect. ADJUST THE SIDE MIRRORS. In 1995 the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) published a paper suggesting how the outside mirrors can be used to prevent blind spots. The diagram complied from their conclusions is below (click here for the Car and Driver article).
Basically, the side view mirrors should be angled in such a way that YOUR car is NOT visible. This may take a little getting used to for some drivers, but it is definitely worth the switch.
Just goes to show that once again, small changes can have BIG effects. You can get thousands of dollars worth of new technology just be making a simple, free change to your existing system.
Stay safe on those roads!! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Until next time.....
-Dr. Louis S. Crivelli II
Chiropractor
Greenbelt, MD
The past few years have seen an explosion of new electronic safety features in vehicles of all types and price ranges. One of the most talked about and most praised is the Lane Change Collision Avoidance System (CAS). It is also commonly referred to as the Lane Departure Warning (LDW) or the Lane Keeping System (LKS) This system alerts the driver to hazards in adjacent lanes or automatically steadies the car to avoid drifting into the adjacent lane. Some refer to it as the "blind spot" alarm. It appears to be a life saving feature and has so far proven its worth enough to be included on some base model cars.
However, some of us with older vehicles cannot take advantage of this new technology.
Fortunately we can ALL do something to get the same effect. ADJUST THE SIDE MIRRORS. In 1995 the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) published a paper suggesting how the outside mirrors can be used to prevent blind spots. The diagram complied from their conclusions is below (click here for the Car and Driver article).
Basically, the side view mirrors should be angled in such a way that YOUR car is NOT visible. This may take a little getting used to for some drivers, but it is definitely worth the switch.
Just goes to show that once again, small changes can have BIG effects. You can get thousands of dollars worth of new technology just be making a simple, free change to your existing system.
Stay safe on those roads!! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Until next time.....
-Dr. Louis S. Crivelli II
Chiropractor
Greenbelt, MD
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