Car Safety Tips: Consider These Takeaways To Avoid Airbag Injury In A Mishap; Details

Life Saving Tips: In a recent case, Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra along with 12 other stakeholders were sued by the family of a person who faced a mishap and was killed in it accounting to the improper functiioning of Mahindra Scorpio's airbags. The aiirbags of the car didn't opened at the event which led to the death of the person. Mahindra and Mahindra has issued a statement in which the comapany has clarified the reason why the airbags of involved Mahindra Scorpio didn't functioned in the expected way. Even though, these incident are rare nowadays, it has stimulated the discourse around the safety of vehicles and the credibility of the same.

Airbags is one of the most important safety feature that can actually prevent passengers from a lethal accident. But sometimes the safety feature can also take toll by its improper functioning. if you want to prevent any such malfunctioning in your car. Consider undermentioned takeaways.

Have An Accurate Seat Position

A driver should always maintain a recommended gap from the steering wheel to prevent any injury because of the airbags. Front passenger also need to do the same and maintain a required gap from the dashboard.

Don't be inclined towards Doors

Driver and passengers both should avoid leaning towards doors of the car. It because now some vehicles comes equipped with side airbags and side curtain airbags, if they open immediately they can seriously injure the person sitting beside the doors. So it is suggested to make a decent gap from the doors as well.

Don't Forget To Wear Seatbelts

Wearing seatbelts is of the utmost importance for the efficient functioning of airbags. When you wear seatbelts then only you can expect optimum working of airbags in case of any accident. In case, if a person is not wearing a seatbelts, immediate response of airbags can prove lethal instead of being a life saving for the occupant. So never forget to wear seatbelts before starting the engine of your car.

Nine-and-three o'Clock hand positions

Many drivers have been seen maintaining 10 and two o'clock hand positions on the go which can cause serious injuries to the driver in case of a sudden accident. To prevent this, you need to keep their hands away from the centre of the steering wheels and maintain nine-and-three o'clock position on the steering wheel of the car.

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