Selfie. Volvo claims one selfie can save someone's life
With the advent of smartphones, selfie photos have completely taken over social media. Volvo Cars decided to use that note of vanity that encourages many of us to capture our faces in all sorts of natural settings.
What can go wrong?
Before the crash test dummies end their short journey on the concrete wall with a bang, a team of scientists meticulously straps them on. The seats are perfectly angled, and the distance from the driver to the steering wheel is also maintained. The belt goes where it should be - not too high, not too low. It also eliminates excessive slack between the belt and housing. Prepared in this way, plastic passengers are ready for tough crash tests. The problem is, none of us have a caring engineer around when we go on tour, and neither do our kids. We put stripes on a thick jacket. We get into a car that was previously driven by someone shorter than us, such as a wife, and in the morning rush we do not perfectly adjust the angle and distance of the seat from the steering wheel. And it is in such circumstances that the accident finds us - completely unprepared. It's time to take a look at what most often goes wrong when fastening seat belts. Users themselves know the answer. Don't adjust anything! Take a picture of yourself driving while driving. This photo could save someone's health or life. Because?
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Selfie for Safety as a safety database
Most often, selfies are used to demonstrate a beautiful direction or effect achieved in the gym. Meanwhile, now there is a chance to squeeze something really valuable out of them. From the hundreds of photographs submitted, Volvo Cars safety experts will busily select those where the belt is too low, too high or too much slack. After the analysis, it will be considered whether it is possible to offer solutions in cars that eliminate typical user errors. What are the most common? The problem is that no one knows for sure. When a crash occurs, rescuers can see sprained waists, deployed airbags, and injured passengers, but the position of their bodies during the crash often remains a mystery. Selfies allow us to analyze in detail our everyday little "sins" committed while driving: in a hurry, absent-mindedly, or ... just like that.
Selfie for safety. How to join the action?
Get in your car and fasten your seat belts just like you do every day. Take a selfie with your seat belts on. Upload them to your Instagram account and tag with #selfieforsafety: fasten your seat belt in a safely parked car, take a selfie, tag #SelfieForSafety and tag @volvocars and @volvocarpoland.
So let's go look for the nearest parking lot and how's the photogenic backdrop?
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