Tech for Preventing a Rear End Crash

You’ve paid top dollar for your teen to learn from the highest rated driving school in your area.

You’ve even done your research on high visibility car colors to make sure your family is in the safest possible hue.

Driving is a matter of necessity in this modern world and we all like to think that we won’t encounter any trouble when we get behind the wheel. But as the common idiom goes, “accidents will happen.” According to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2019, rear-end crashes account for the highest percentage of crashes (NHTSA, 2019).

No matter how prepared you think you are, you can’t control what the driver behind you decides to pay attention to. That is unless it is possible to really get their attention.

Standard Vehicle Maintenance

Understandably the driver behind you can’t read your mind, so you’ll want to make sure your brake lights are in working order. Yes, this is low-tech technology, but technology nonetheless and should be taken seriously. Beginning in 1986, the NHTSA made the third brake light in cars mandatory and for good reason. Don’t skip this easy check.

Tip: Have brake lights checked along with your routine oil changes.

Planning Ahead

How about planning your route out ahead of time? Apple Maps shows a red dashed line to warn of upcoming severe traffic. Knowing this important information can allow you to be on alert for potential stop-and-go traffic. Going into a situation armed with information can be to your advantage when seconds count.

Tip: Take 30 seconds before heading out the door and type in your destination.

Crash Prevention Systems

It’s the year 2022. Thankfully, with updated technology comes built-in crash prevention systems. Automatic Emergency Braking systems use a number of sensors to trigger the computer in a vehicle to respond by braking in emergency situations. Technology like this has been monumental in preventing rear end crashes, but unfortunately newer cars with newer systems come at a premium.

And a feature like this may protect the driver in front of you from a rear-end crash, but what about you?

Because these safety features are relatively new when considering all of the cars on the road, the chances are not high that the car in your rear-view mirror is outfitted with one of these. On top of that, the technology still has room for improvement. Some drivers have taken to turning off their vehicle’s automatic braking system to avoid “phantom braking” which is when the system is triggered unnecessarily.

Since not all cars have this life-saving option installed and even those that do, don’t always have them activated for use, it’s hard to say that crash-prevention systems are a cure all.

Supplemental Tech for Preventing a Rear End Crash

When it comes to preventing a rear-end crash, there is one technology you maybe haven’t considered: FrontLane’s Impulse Rear Collision Avoidance System.

Impulse is the collision alert system for the driver behind you. Positioned in your rear window, this potentially life-saving device emits an ultra-bright, pulsating LED light which can lead to a faster reaction time compared to your current brake lights.

Impulse is unbelievably easy to install, taking about one minute of your time. And yes, your time; no need to get an appointment at a service center. Completely wire-free and outfitted with a premium battery lasting for four years, Impulse simply sticks on and you’re set.

It also costs a small fraction of the price of paying for the advanced driver’s assistance systems option on a new car. And if you forgot to add that option when you made your last vehicle purchase, that’s ok. Impulse was made to be installed after-market.

Order yours today; all your Impulse system needs is a hard brake to send the signal that you care about safety.