Making Vans In The UK Safer
A statement, made by the UK government, suggested that they may soon offer any owner of van that is nine years of age or older, £1000 to take it off the road. The logic behind this was much the same as the government’s car buy-back initiate. Along with an injection of activity into the new-car market, there would also be a dramatic reduction in the amount of old and dangerous cars on the road. Seeing as there are over 3.4 million vans in Britain that are more than 9 years old, there is clear reasoning for adopting the same approach for vans. Also new vans filter into the van leasing market over time so there are knock on positive effects. Which are the most important new safety developments in newer van then?
More strength in chassis. Something that has been seen in almost all new vans is a dramatic increase the strength of chassis. The older chassis were found to suffer errosion and dramatically weakened over time making them unsuitable for carrying their heavy loads. To combat this the new chassis are build of stronger alloys and are treated to resist rust and aging.
Impact airbags. Airbags have been around for quite a while now but where introduced into vans much later than their where in cars. Even then, for the majority of vans there were only front airbags placed in the steering wheel and maybe passage area. The newest vans to hit the road are equipped with multiple airbags and for all passengers.
Electric handbrakes. As mentioned above, vans are designed to carry heavy loads. Older vans were subject to handbrake failure quite frequently as they could not handle the strains they were subject to, leading to all sorts of accidents taking place. This was a particular issue with Citroen van leasing. Newer van models often come with electric handbrakes that lock on automatically and are more efficient so will reduce the wear they suffer.
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