Technology

There is a large amount of technology built into modern cars with direct or indirect relation to car safety. Although it is always there, it is often not visible. As with any technical system, there can be both benefits and risks. The chapter on technology in cars describes modern systems with relation to vehicle safety.

High-Voltage Vehicles

The interrelationships between all the safety aspects – from operation and protection of passengers and other road users to rescue – present a particular challenge in the context of the introduction of high-voltage motor vehicles.

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Vehicle fires after an accident

Car fires that break out immediately after an accident are an additional danger for the vehicle's occupants. However, they don't happen in the way in which they are often portrayed in film scenes. The vehicles do not explode, for one thing, and it takes 5 or 10 minutes before the fire or smoke...

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Daytime Running Light (DRL)

The effects of daytime running lights on safety continue to be the subject of controversy in discussions between experts. Some of the results from previous studies have indicated clearly positive effects on road safety, while others have indicated there is a danger to unprotected road users – above...

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