Choosing a safe and sustainable car

Driver sight and visibility

Daytime running lamps

These are lights which work during the day. They increase a car’s visibility to other road users, particularly when the car is moving from sunlight into shadow, or at times of poor light such as around dawn and dusk.

Headlight cleaning system

This is a feature that is automatically activated to clean the headlights when the windscreen is washed.

Night vision technology

These systems use non-visible light frequencies to enhance driver vision.

Reverse assist

This sounds a warning tone to alert the driver if they are about to reverse into something or someone, such as pedestrians and / or children. There are also systems that sound a warning tone to alert people outside the car if they are in the path of a vehicle while it is reversing.

Reversing camera

This is a camera with a screen on the dashboard, which allows the driver to see the road immediately behind them. These are particularly useful for avoiding injury to pedestrians by reversing into them. Some vehicles, such as some SUVs, have limited rear visibility due to being high off the road, or having small rear windscreens.

Last updated: 23 October 2007