When it comes to our automobiles, people are going to find all sorts of things that they really like about their car, probably doing with its overall look, its performance, its engine, its heated seats, its sunroof, its navigation system, its push start, its blind spot monitoring, its parking assistance, and pretty much anything that people perceive as being really cool or nice to have. While there are definitely those people who appreciate features such as the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system which is used to detect a potential collision, as well as to provide a collision warning, and of which will also automatically apply the brakes so as to avoid that collision, this isn’t the feature that most people would list as being their favorite or best automobile feature, but they probably should. The reason that brakes are so valuable is that it is the ability to brake that prevents us from getting into collisions, and because of those brakes, we thereby have fewer collisions. So too, we need brakes in order to slow our vehicle down from the very high speeds that cars are capable of, as well as to turn corners, or to come to a complete stop, of which, brakes are fundamentally needed to properly operate a vehicle.
Not only are brakes of immense value, it has to be said to take a vehicle that weighs some 4000 pounds or more and is traveling at 65 miles per hour or greater, has quite obviously got a lot of momentum behind it and the fact that braking systems are so sophisticated and adept at slowing down or stopping a vehicle so competently is highly impressive. Also, we have to consider the fact that the braking system and the brake rotors and pads so utilized to effect that braking, are often capable of going many thousands of driving miles before needing adjustment, replacement, or modification.
Look, it has to be said, that brakes should not be underappreciated, because without reliable brakes, of which those brakes work reliably in all sorts of inclement weather, we would not be able to safely travel at the speeds that we travel at, because we would not have what we so needed to do that very thing. It is one thing to be able to accelerate a vehicle and it’s another thing to be able to successfully steer such, but without reliable and effective brakes, our driving would be extremely dangerous, at any speed other than something akin to a walking speed. Undeniably, the brilliant engineering that has been part of the process to develop ever more sophisticated braking systems that help then to keep our roads and the drivers of those roads, safer than what they would be, without a good braking system, is a real benefit to society.
Indeed, we know how valuable brakes are, because all of us have been in those situations in which it is because of those brakes that we did not get into a collision, and collisions are not only very bad for the automobile but also extremely bad for those that are humans within that vehicle. That is why the best automotive feature is good brakes because those brakes do a stellar job of keeping us out of harm and trouble.