What has been done to improve the safety of roads and cars?

As the usage, power and speed of cars have increased over the time the vulnerability of cars to accidents leading to major loss of life has also increased. Thus the need to improve car safety has also grown with the development of automobiles.

The problems of car safety has been addressed by car manufactures and governmental agencies in many different ways. This includes:

Building better and safer roads including better traffic management system.

Incorporating better car safety features in car designs. For example, equipping cars with such safety features as safety belts and shatterproof windows, provision of collapsible steering column, and bumpers with improved capacity to absorb the impact of collisions.

Introducing laws to improve various safety features of cars, roads and traffic systems. For example, governments specify essential safety features  that all manufactures must incorporate in their cars. Similarly steps are taken by government for better enforcement of safe driving regulations.

Promoting safe driving practices and use of car safety features such as seat belts.

Manufacturers and governments spend large sums of money to find ways of improving car safety. Government

Good driving practice is the most important ingredient of car safety. This method of car and road safety is mostly under control of individuals. Although, right kind of driving regulations and their enforcement also helps in promoting more responsible and safe driving behavior.