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Flashcards by natasha worts, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Seat-belts | A seat belt is a vehicle safety device designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop. |
| safety helmets | A helmet protects your brain when you fall. ... But if you do crash, a helmet works to absorb the force, which protects your head, which in turn protects your brain. Helmets work to prevent head injuries which becomes even more important for children whose brains are still developing. |
| Child seats | Children must normally use a child car seat until they're 12 years old or 135 centimetres tall, whichever comes first. Children over 12 or more than 135cm tall must wear a seat belt. |
| The crumple zone is a structural safety feature mainly used in automobiles to absorb the energy from the impact during a collision by controlled deformation, and recently also incorporated into railcars. | |
| Airbags | An airbag is a vehicle occupant restraint system using a bag designed to inflate extremely rapidly then quickly deflate during a collision. |
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Brakes
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A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system. It is used for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, wheel, axle, or to prevent its motion, most often accomplished by means of friction. |
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Tyre
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A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface travelled over. |
| Roll cages | A roll cage is a specially engineered and constructed frame built in (or sometimes around, in which case it is known as an exocage) the passenger compartment of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured or killed in an accident, particularly in the event of a rollover. |
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