Automobile Safety Survey

[Amy Stewart]

Attached is a survey that you can distribute to the kids regarding the safety features that might/might not be present in a vehicle of their choice.  (I offered that they could use a vehicle from the internet to help some "save face").  It really opened up some good diaglogue between some of my students and their family members, neighbors, etc. as they inquired about what was present in their vehicle.

[Matt Anthes-Washburn]

Thanks for the survey, Amy,
Here's a preview, for others reading this thread:

Padded front seats
Padded roof frame
Front seat head rests
Knee protection
Safety locks on rear doors (driver controls)
Rear-door driver control window locks
Padded console
Padded sun visor
Padded doors
Padded arm rests
Steering wheel w/padded rim & hub
Padded gear shift lever
Front impact air bags
Side-impact air bags
Adjustable upper seatbelt in front of vehicle
(moves up&dn to adjust for person’s size)
Adjustable upper seatbelt in rear seating spots
Rear center lap/shoulder belt (center of truck)
Rear-seat head rests
Air-bag on/off switch
Driver’s Seatbelt reminder (light, beep, etc)
Passenger seatbelt reminder (light, beep, etc)
4-wheel anti-lock brake system
Tire Pressure Monitoring/Alert System
Integrated safety belt systems (mounts entirely & directly to seat rather than to floor/pillar)
Pretensioner  (one-use device; retracts belt almost instantly to remove excess slack)
Dynamic head restraint
Automatic Door Locks based on input from transmission, brakes, &/or speed