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  2. Automotive safety - Wikipedia

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    The terms "active" and "passive" are simple but important terms in the world of automotive safety. "Active safety" is used to refer to technology assisting in the prevention of a crash and "passive safety" to components of the vehicle (primarily airbags, seatbelts and the physical structure of the vehicle) that help to protect occupants during a crash.

  3. Simpson Performance Products - Wikipedia

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    Simpson Performance Products is an American motorsports parts supplier that manufactures safety products such as gloves, helmets, harness systems, driver's suits, head restraints, and shoes. It is marketed to racers ranging from participants at local track days to international Formula One and NASCAR teams.

  4. Ford Pinto - Wikipedia

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    The safety record of the car in terms of fire was average or slightly below average for compacts, and all cars respectively. This was considered respectable for a subcompact car. Only when considering the narrow subset of a rear impact, fire fatalities for the car were somewhat worse than the average for subcompact cars.

  5. Vehicle fire suppression system - Wikipedia

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    A vehicle fire suppression system is a pre-engineered fire suppression system safety accessory permanently mounted on any type of vehicle. These systems are especially prevalent in the mobile heavy equipment segment and are designed to protect equipment assets from fire damage and related losses. [ 1 ]

  6. Carmichael (manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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    Carmichael Support Services Ltd bought all assets of ACL and continue to trade, manufacture and support fire and rescue vehicles at the former ACL Facility in Worcester UK. Carmichael Support Services Limited changed its trading name to CSS Fire Vehicles Limited on 26 January 2018. CSS Fire Vehicle are bought by netherlands Royal Terberg Group ...

  7. Vehicle fire - Wikipedia

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    An SUV on fire in Pasadena, California A car engine on fire in Vallejo, California A dash camera video of a truck on fire in Estonia, fire truck and police driving, later transportation. A vehicle fire is an undesired conflagration (uncontrolled burning) involving a motor vehicle.

  8. Racing suit - Wikipedia

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    A racing suit or racing overalls, often referred to as a fire suit due to its fire retardant properties, is clothing such as overalls worn in various forms of auto racing by racing drivers, crew members who work on the vehicles during races, track safety workers or marshals, and in some series commentators at the event.

  9. Automotive industry - Wikipedia

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    Safety is a state that implies being protected from any risk, danger, damage, or cause of injury. In the automotive industry, safety means that users, operators, or manufacturers do not face any risk or danger coming from the motor vehicle or its spare parts. Safety for the automobiles themselves implies that there is no risk of damage.