A timeline of car safety Infograph

A TIMELINE OF CAR SAFETY im TÖR BIZIM IŞIM It's fair to say that car safety has evolved somewhat since the first modern automobile was invented by Karl Benz over 100 years ago sans seat belt. Now people won't even consider travelling in a car without being securely fastened because not only are they endangering their own life, but also, it's plain illegal not to wear a seat belt these days! Of course, things were slightly different back in the day. It took a while for car users to find their feet and for folk to figure out that they actually needed to implement some sort of safety standards to protect both car drivers and pedestrians. 1869 - The "First" ever motor accident IDebatably the first ever traffic accident resulted in thel |death of Mary Ward in 1869. Her family were instrumental in | the invention of steam engines and while being driven she was thrown from a steam road vehicle and broke her neck Tunder the wheel. -- -- -- -- 1896 - First death caused by a motor accident RIP |The first death caused by a motor car happened in 1896 when Bridget Driscoll was knocked down by a car travelling I 4mph (slower than walking pace.) Onlookers said that she I I was stunned by the swerving vehicle and failed to move |out of the way of the slow moving car. 1934 - The Cat's Eye was invented The Cat's Eye was invented in 1934 by Percy Shaw. It is now | one of the most common features on the road and in the | UK there are roughly 400 Cat's Eyes on every 1 mile of motor way. 1959 - The car seat belt was patented Volvo Chief Safety Engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three I I point seat belt that is now standard in cars everywhere. He | filed for a seat belt patent in 1959. Knowing their invention importance in preventing injuries and fatalities, Volvo allowed any car manufacturer to use their safety belt | without a license. 1973 - First ABS system used in a car The first ABS System used in a car was with the 1973 Chrysler I Imperial. ABS is now standard in all European cars. drivingfast.net 1987 - The first air bags were introduced | Porsche were the first to introduce driver and front passenger airbags as standard in their 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo. By the 1990 model year, dual airbags were standard on all Por-sches, as they have been on every production I | Por-sche since. Quick Facts on Car Safety The current Guinness World Record for the highest mileage of a regular car stands at 2.9 million miles driven with a Volvo S1800. The OECD found the safest country with regards to child deaths in road traffic accidents is Sweden with 1.5 deaths per 100,000, while the most dangerous is Korea with 7.5 per 100,000. According to the AAA (American Automobile Association) they are called million times a year to change a flat tire. Although no stats exist for collisions, experts maintain that sitting in your car at the side of a motorway or highway is one of The most common injury caused by a car, but not as a result of a car being driven was found to be injuries caused by car doors. Roughly 148,000 incidents are attributed to closing a car door in the USA every year. the most dangerous places on a road. References http://www.todayifoundout.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/car-accident-340x267.jpg http://mentalfloss.com/article/31807/when-and-where-was-first-car-accident http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/img/media/xl/2052.jpg http://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/179/articles/porsche-airbag-systems#.UhM-V5LrxOE http://www.oecd.org/sti/transport/roadtransportresearch/oecdurgesactiontotacklechildroaddeaths.htm http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/28/car-accident-injuries-lifestyle-vehicles_0128_car_injuries.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2011/12/09/cars-that-can-run-for-over-200000-miles/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/skills/4221637 Top Quote DIRECT www.topquote.ie