5 dangerous options in the car that can cripple a person

Any technique is dangerous to health if it is not used correctly and safety measures are not followed. Therefore, if a car cripples someone, then most often the people themselves are to blame. And it's not just about accidents. The AvtoVzglyad portal noted the five most dangerous options in a car, due to which a person can be injured.

A car is both a comfort zone and a danger zone. And the richer the equipment, the more chances a person has to be injured by negligence. We deliberately did not include electronic driver safety assistants in the top five most unreliable options from this point of view, despite the fact that failures in their work are fraught with very serious consequences. It turns out, based on statistics, these are not the most insidious functions in comparison with more familiar equipment.

Airbags

The most common cause of recall campaigns in the world remains the risk of spontaneous deployment of the airbag system. The sad story of defective airbacks from the Japanese manufacturer Takata continues to this day, because of which 16 people died and, according to various sources, from 100 to 250 drivers and passengers were seriously injured.

Any faulty pillows can work unauthorized at high speed, when the wheel hits a bump or pit. The most dangerous thing is that such situations can lead to an accident where other road users will suffer. By the way, this is the only function on our list that can be traumatic through no fault of the driver.

Keyless Access

In addition to being a bait for car thieves, the smart key has already killed 28 Americans and injured 45 because drivers have inadvertently left their car with a running engine in their garage, which is usually located on the lower floor of the house. Leaving the car with the key in their pocket, they assumed that the engine would turn off automatically. As a result, the house was filled with exhaust gases, and people suffocated.

It came to the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), which urged automakers to equip this feature with an automatic engine shutdown, or an audible or visual signal when the smart key is not in the car.

Power windows

Overseas, ten years ago, it was forbidden to place power window controls in the form of buttons or levers on the inner door panel. This happened after an eleven-year-old child left in a car died of suffocation. Poking his head out the window, the boy inadvertently stepped on the power window button on the armrest of the door, as a result of which his neck was pinched and he suffocated. Now automakers are equipping power windows with safety features, but they still pose a danger to children.

Door closers

For any hands, not only children's, all doors are dangerous, and especially those equipped with closers. The child is unlikely to explain why he put his finger into the slot - after all, he did not suspect that the insidious servo would work. The result is pain, screaming, crying, but, most likely, there will be no fracture. There are plenty of such cases described on automotive forums, so if you have this option, you should also be on the lookout. In addition, caution is required when handling the electric tailgate in crossovers and station wagons.

Seat heating

Seat heating in our conditions has long been no longer a luxury, but we should not forget that hot is not always useful, and especially for the precious male organs that are responsible for reproductive function. So even in the most severe cold, you should not abuse this option, because the high temperature has a detrimental effect on spermatozoa.

Doctors say that in a healthy person, the temperature of the organs that produce seminal fluid is usually 2-2,5 degrees lower than the general temperature, and this natural heat balance should not be disturbed. In the course of numerous experiments, scientists came to the conclusion that in hot conditions, most spermatozoa lose their function and become incapacitated.