In today’s world, cars have become an essential part of daily life, whether it’s commuting to work, running errands, or shuttling kids to and from school.
As the number of vehicles on the road continues to grow, so does the need for enhanced safety measures. With this in mind, automotive companies have been innovating and introducing different safety gadgets to help keep people safe.
From portable jump starter kits to dash cams or tyre pressure monitoring and car fire extinguishers, we have put together our guide on five must-have safety gadgets for modern drivers. Learn more about these gadgets and how they may help you when you are on the road.
Car Fire Extinguisher: Essential Fire Safety for Vehicles
Having vehicle fire safety equipment in your car or van, such as a fire extinguisher is very important. Although we hope you never need to use it, if you have an accident or breakdown and a fire breaks out, you can use it to quickly put the fire out. You can buy a compact fire extinguisher as it’s small and store it in the boot of your car or if you have a big vehicle, like an SUV, you can buy a standard-size one.
Dash Cam
Everyone should have a dash cam in their vehicle. Dash cams are brilliant because they record your driving from start to finish and save the footage on a memory card or to a cloud server. The main benefit of having a dash cam is that if you have an accident, the incident will be recorded on the camera. You can then send this to your insurance company as evidence of what happened in the crash. This makes it a lot easier for the insurance company to decide whose fault the accident was, instead of it being your word vs theirs. Plus, having a Dash Cam will more often than not, bring you the overall yearly insurance price down.
Tire Pressure Monitoring System TPMS
A tire pressure monitoring system does exactly what it says, it monitors your tire pressure. When your tyre pressure is too high, you could be at risk of your tyres exploding. Too low and you will find your handling on the car isn’t right, which could lead to an accident happening. Low tyre pressure also decreases your fuel efficiency and increases your stopping distance. By having a TPMS, you will get live readings of the tyre pressure and can ensure they are at their optimum level. You should be checking your tyre pressure regularly, so having one of these systems, it makes checking them a lot easier and less of a chore that you forget to do.
Portable Jump Starter
You never know when you might have a flat battery and if you do, you can quickly start your vehicle up by using a jump starter. Portable jump starters are small in size (hence the word portable) and are very affordable (we think, everyone should have one). They are easy to use and within a few clicks of the button, you can quickly get power back into your car so that you can drive it to your nearest garage for further investigation. If you are not sure what portable jump starter to buy, ensure you read the reviews online as this will give you a good indication of how effective the one you are looking at is.
Emergency Escape Tool
We hope you never have to use it, but you may find yourself in a situation where you need to break the glass of your car, to get out. Having an emergency escape tool in the front of the car is advised, as you can quickly locate it and use it, should you need to. A lot of emergency escape tools will come with a seat belt cutter, which can come in handy, should your belt become stuck and you need to release yourself. Some will also include a torch, which if dark, is also useful so that you can see what you are doing. These emergency escape tools aren’t expensive and could potentially save your life.
The above are five must-have safety gadgets for modern drivers, which you should consider purchasing if you don’t have them. Alongside these, there are plenty of other useful tools which you could purchase which will also help you, such as a first aid kit, a breathalyser and an emergency blanket (if you have an accident and the conditions are poor, a blanket will help keep you warm).
Do you have all of the five gadgets in our guide and if not, which ones do you have? Is there anything that you think we are missing in our guide on safety gadgets that we should add? Which of the above five safety gadgets do you think is most important? Let us know in the comment box below, we look forward to hearing from you.
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