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Statistically, the safest place to be in a road crash is in the back left seat. It's least likely to be affected in a head-on smash, which often predominantly affects the right-side of the vehicle in countries that drive on the left. Also, the back of the car acts as a natural rollcage. People in the back seat have walked away largely unharmed from crashes that killed people in the front. I have seen this happen "up close and personal" with my own eyes and saw on the news that the two people in the front later died and the girl in the back right broke her femur. The guy in the back left who also was the only guy to have a seatbelt on, simply walked away with a bloody nose, and told me he would never ride with them again (how true that was!).   myxlfidian (150)

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GPS: It's handy to have a Global Positioning System in your car (they're not that expensive nowadays) for a number of reasons:
  • There's nothing more dangerous than not knowing where you're going, or trying to read maps while you're driving.
  • If you or someone else breaks down, or has an accident, or needs medical attention, it will have a function which tells you exactly where you are, making it easy to report your exact location over the phone.
  • Some GPS units can warn you if you're driving too fast, or are near a school.   Kevin Solway (173)

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