These two features, separately or together, reduce an occupant's forward movement and, in turn, the likelihood of injury. Many serious injuries in side impacts occur when the force of a crash drives a door into an occupant. All new passenger vehicles have side-guard beams that have proved effective in protecting people if a car hits objects such as trees and poles. The air bag may deploy from the door, side pillar or seat. When infants outgrow their safety seats and can sit up by themselves, they should begin traveling in a specially designed child restraints.
Many new vehicles offer the convenience of built-in child restraints.
Tail lights or turn-signal lights may also be lit. Daytime running lights are standard on the 1995 Chevrolet Berreta, Corsica, and S-Series pickups, Geo Metro, GMC Sonoma, Suzuki Swift, Volkswagen Golf, GTI and Jetta. They are also on all Saabs and Volvos. To keep occupants' heads from being snapped back in rear-end crashes, head restraints are required in the front seats of all 1995 passenger vehicles. Rear-seat head restraints aren't required, but they are found in more and more new cars.