Your luggage can kill you!

Is it possible that even a small object carried in a car injures the driver or passenger in an accident? Yes, if set incorrectly.

 

A mobile phone lying on the back shelf is a risk comparable to throwing a stone at a person during sudden braking or a collision. The speed of the car increases its mass by several tens of times, and the camera weighs like a brick!

The same applies to a book or a loose bottle. If it holds 1 liter of liquid, then at the moment of sharp braking from a speed of 60 km / h it can hit the windshield, dashboard or passenger with a force of 60 kg!

Therefore, it is important for drivers to develop a reflex to check if there are loose luggage and other seemingly harmless knick-knacks in the car before driving off. Ideally, any items should be in the trunk. Those that we want to have on hand should be immobilized in lockers, lockers and or with special nets.

According to Renault Driving School.