There is something very concrete that automaker Nissan has decided to do in order to reduce the number of serious and fatal injuries that occur due to traffic accidents which involve Nissan vehicles. The percentage of such accidents is expected to come down to nearly half by 2015 (in comparison to 1995). Pedestrian protection is being considered as a crucial factor in attaining that objective.

Nissan has been involved in the development of strategies that will help minimize head as well as leg injuries. Certain head impact tests were conducted under Japan’s New Car Assessment Program in 2004 and the head protection regulation came into being in September 2005.

Vehicle components which are likely to come into contact with the pedestrian are being designed in a way that helps them break away quickly for increased impact energy absorption. Besides this, Nissan is adopting several other approaches to help in the reduction of pedestrian injuries.

Nissan has also developed the unique pop-up engine hood as part of the pedestrian protection initiative. With the pop-up engine hood, when the vehicle hits a pedestrian, the pop-up control unit gets a signal from sensor located in the bumper. This unit after judging necessity would trigger a dynamic actuator which pops up the hood. The MOD or ‘Moving Object Detection’ technology in Nissan cars can easily detect any moving objects/people around the car. This is helpful in alerting the driver, especially when moving out of parking lots. Check out the latest Nissan cars at the Coast Nissan showroom!

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