Florida Car Crash Attorneys

Vehicle crashworthiness is not the same as vehicle safety. 

Crashworthiness determines the ability of your vehicle to prevent injury should an accident occur. How well will your car protect you and your family in the event of a crash? Vehicle crashworthiness is composed of such items as air bags, seat belts, crumple zones, side impact protection, head rests and the like.

Vehicle safety refers to equipment or design features used to prevent accidents from happening in the first place.  Vehicle safety is composed of such items as ABS brakes and vehicle handling design. 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts crash testing to determine the crashworthiness of vehicles.  The governments sets minimum safety standards for cars to minimized injuries sustained in accidents.

The NHTSA tests cars for frontal collisions, side collisions, and rollover resistance.  The IIHS also conducts crash testing then evaluates how well the crash-test dummy and the car withstood the crash.

The NHTSA recommends that prospective car buyers look for the following features of crashworthiness and safety:

• seatbelts - tension features, rear lap and shoulder belts, and energy management systems.
• child seat attachment system
• airbags - advanced features such as crash sensitivity and on/off switches
• head injury protection
• head restraints
• anti-lock braking systems
• traction control
• all-wheel drive
• electronic stability control
• tire pressure monitoring system
• automatic dimming rearview mirrors
• daytime running lights
• automatic crash notification

There is an added benefit to purchasing a car with safety features.  Insurance companies take safety very seriously.  If your car is equipped with safety features, your insurance premium may be lowered.  Safety features also increase the resale value of your car.

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Florida car crash attorneys Fenstersheib & Associates are here to help with your florida car crash.

Personal Injury Attorney Robert J. Fenstersheib handles accident cases, personal injury lawsuits, breast implant settlements, slip and fall lawsuits in the following South Florida cities:

Broward County     Coconut Creek Cooper City Coral Springs Dania Beach Davie Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale Hallandale Beach Hillsboro Beach Hollywood Lauderdale Lakes Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Lauderhill Lighthouse Point Margate Miramar North Lauderdale Oakland Park Parkland Pembroke Park Pembroke Pines Plantation Pompano Beach Port Everglades Sea Ranch Lakes Southwest Ranches Sunrise Tamarac Weston Wilton Manors Dade County     Aventura Bal Harbour Bay Harbor Islands Biscayne Park Coral Gables Doral El Portal Florida City Golden Beach Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Homestead Indian Creek Village Islandia Key Biscayne Medley Miami Miami Beach Miami Gardens Miami Shores Village Miami Springs North Bay Village North Miami North Miami Beach Opa-Locka Pinecrest South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Surfside Sweetwater Virginia Gardens West Miami