So why people call BMW the safest car on our planet? What makes people think that way? What are the features that BMW is using to make their car safer every year? I will try to give all these answers. Saving human lives is the most important thing to do. BMW is making its cars safer in order to save human lives in case of a road accident. More than 3508 people died in road accidents in the year 2003 in UK. The percentage of people dieing in road accidents is increasing every year. For the same year, 42,884 people died in road crashes in USA. So, making secure cars that will safe human lives is the key factor while considering buying a car. There are many examples which prove that BMW has entered into another Era of cars that are the safest. BMW was recently given the “Safest Car of the Millennium” Award by IBIA (International Brain Injury Association).
BMW has become the first and most importantly the only company to introduce a new life saving technology what they are calling the HPS (Head Protection System). This system is designed in such a way that it makes sure that in case of a road accident the passengers don’t have any head injury. The maximum number of human deaths in car accidents is due to a head injury. Head is the most sensitive part in human body as it carries the brain. In case of brain injury, the chances of surviving are very low. So BMW has done a great job to realize the safety of human brain and introducing HPS. This system has already saved many lives. BMW is equipped with a high quality driver and passenger’s airbags.
These airbags are designed to operate in case any collision is detected. According to different crash tests, BMW airbags were the most efficient in performance. BMW also has a front side airbags that increases the total safety. BMW is equipping their vehicles with the most advance and sophisticated technology available. Some more advance features for BMW car are Side guard door beams, safety roll bar, trunk anti trap device, panic button or alarm and passenger air bag cutoff switch or sensor. When talking about the safety of cars, there are some other factors to consider too. What about the Brakes? BMW uses the perfect braking system in their vehicles. There are high tech disc brakes in both the front and the rear wheels. The steering is of type Rack and Pinion. Steering diameter is about 40.7 which make the BMW steering very comfortable to handle. BMW tire aspect ratio is 40 and the tire width is 255. BMW has a rear wheel drive line with four independent suspensions one for each wheel. Wheel diameter is 19 and tire construction is radial. All these factors make BMW the best choice for the safest car available in the market. BMW has no competitors when it comes to safest car competition.