| Over the years, the minimization of vehicular | | | | there are poor lighting conditions. |
| related accidents has been gaining ground. In | | | | Headlights provide a better view of the road |
| fact, different sectors of society have | | | | and its adjacent sites. A good headlight, |
| contributed to ensure that motorists should | | | | therefore, gives the motorist an advantage to |
| be protected from unnecessary road mishaps. | | | | foresee any possible road distractions that |
| The government, car manufacturers, and even | | | | lies ahead. |
| motorists and passengers themselves have been | | | | |
| conscientious about this, making plans and | | | | The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety |
| creating devices in order to decrease the | | | | mentions that an average of 9 out of 10 cars |
| possibility of road hazards. | | | | has seedy or cloudy headlights. With seedy or |
| | | | cloudy headlights, night vision is reduced to |
| There have been countless pieces of | | | | a drastic percentage up to 90 percent, |
| legislation enacted by the government in | | | | according to Road and Travel Magazine. Having |
| order to ensure the reduction of vehicular | | | | cars with cloudy headlight affects the car's |
| accidents. The government has enacted a law | | | | ability to clearly see the road. This, in |
| about the use of seatbelts. There is also a | | | | turn, is responsible for poor vision, which |
| prescribed speed limit for vehicles. Even the | | | | could result in a vehicular accident. An |
| use of alcoholic beverages has been banned if | | | | effective way to tackle this problem is |
| a person has been designated to drive a | | | | through using a quality headlight cleaner / |
| vehicle. Car manufacturers, on the other | | | | restorer. It has been reported that many |
| hand, have devised various ingenious | | | | road accidents result from inadvertence. |
| mechanisms to reduce the impact of collision | | | | People fail to strap their seatbelts while |
| and accidents. Brakes, tires, air bags, | | | | driving cars. This results to almost 50 |
| safety belts, seat belts are among the many | | | | deaths due to road crashes every year. Even |
| things added into a car to ensure the safety | | | | the simple acts of checking the tires and |
| of its users and passengers. These and many | | | | brakes have been constantly ignored that have |
| others are cautious steps and devices | | | | caused pointless accidents. These things and |
| designed in order to curb road and vehicular | | | | many others could have been averted had the |
| accidents. | | | | car owners been more responsible in checking |
| | | | and ensuring car maintenance. |
| However, safety is not only limited to | | | | |
| external factors and other people's acts. It | | | | Car safety does not end in finding the |
| also requires a personal undertaking on the | | | | perfect or safest car. Purchasing a safer |
| part of the car owner to ensure car safety. A | | | | vehicle is merely the start of being a |
| car owner can maintain a good and safe | | | | responsible car owner. The key to having a |
| vehicle by regularly making safety | | | | safe vehicle is the act of treating and |
| inspections on its various parts. Checking | | | | ensuring that the entire vehicle is a safe |
| the brakes, ensuring that the seatbelts are | | | | machine. The act requires a mentality of |
| still intact, recharging or changing the | | | | viewing the different features as an entire |
| batteries are ways that could prevent car | | | | team working together to prevent collision |
| collisions or other similar accidents. | | | | and to protect its occupants. By knowing each |
| | | | part's characteristic and mechanism, there is |
| One of the more important parts of the car to | | | | a more proactive approach to the prevention |
| consider are the headlights. Good headlights | | | | of vehicular mishaps. It only takes a |
| are considered a vital safety feature for | | | | positive disposition, an informed choice, and |
| driving at night and even in places where | | | | regular maintenance. |