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The man who built the first ever car (Cugnot) also had the first car accident when his car crashed into a wall. Oops! |
Today, many people all over the world die in car crashes every year, and many others end up badly injured for the rest of their lives. There are so many cars on the roads that we have to have strict rules about what drivers can do. If we didn't do that, even more people would die on the roads. |
Car manufacturers test their cars to see what would happen in an accident. They use test dummies, not real people, to see how badly injured people would be. It is because of these tests that cars now have safety features like seat belts and airbags. |