DANGER! If you're like me, this word strikes fear into your heart quickly and easily. You don’t have to know the details, the only detail you needed to know was written in over-sized capital letters that cut right to your soul.
When it comes to driving on the California Highways- DANGER is one word that comes to mind. As a California driver, I have definitely driven too fast, cut a handful of people off, changed lanes suddenly, and performed a “California rolling stop”. Add these fairly common driving behaviors to overcrowded freeways, packed cities, and open highways that encourage high speeds with their long stretches of nothingness, and you have a recipe for DANGER!
The safety features of your vehicle need to match the surroundings you are driving in. Hyundai’s safety features are award winning and innovative. Hyundai’s top safety features that you can look forward to keeping you safe as you drive the dangerous California highways are:
Automatic Emergency Braking
The automatic emergency braking system works by using a camera and a radar sensing camera that keeps an eye on the tail lights of the vehicle directly in front of you. If the system recognizes conditions leading to the likelihood of a crash and the driver is not yet applying the brakes, the Hyundai will automatically begin to apply the brakes. Go from AAAAAHHHHHHHHH to aaaaahhhhh, with this advanced safety feature!
Blind Spot Detection with Rear Cross-traffic Alert
The blind spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert is an advanced safety system feature that helps detect vehicles in the driver’s blind spot as well as cross-traffic that is directly behind the vehicle. The alert is an audible tone for both the rear cross-traffic alert and blind spot detection. Eliminate the “woah, that came out of nowhere,” and drive with more confidence with this feature on your side.
Lane Departure Warning
Instead of waiting for the bumps in the road or an unfortunate collision with another vehicle, purchasing a Hyundai with lane departure warning will allow you to “stay in your lane” and focus on arriving at your destination. The lane departure warning system uses a camera to monitor the lane markings and monitor when the Hyundai is drifting out of it’s lane of traffic. The Hyundai will alert you to the lane departure with an audible tone just like in the blind spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert system. When you are too tired after that long day of work, overwhelmed after a family Christmas, or quieting your kids from bickering in the car; this Hyundai safety feature is the extra set of hands that you wish you had for everyday life.
Smart Cruise Control
It’s not a self-driving car yet, but this safety feature is going to eliminate the stress of the drive, the fatigue felt in your foot from consistently holding down the gas pedal, and maybe even feel like someone else momentarily took the wheel while you gaze dreamily at your surroundings finally discovering the beauty around you (HEY, eyes on road, it really isn’t a self-driving car!). Smart cruise control allows the driver to set a safe distance from the vehicle directly ahead of you. Smart cruise control will also allow you to maintain a one consistent driver chosen speed on the highway. Combining these powerful features means that you can maintain a consistent speed, but also maintain a safe distance as your Hyundai will decelerate when another vehicle is slowing down ahead of you. It’s says “wooooooooooaaaaaaahhhhhhhh” so you don’t have to.
Smart Parking Assist
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a life size remote control vehicle? Enter smart park. Driving down at the California beaches- smart park. Trying to wedge your car into those hard to find parallel parking spaces in Hollywood- smart park. Stacked parking at the Hollywood Bowl- smart park. There are a dozen tough driving scenarios that this feature goes well with. Bottomline- smart parking assist is the best friend of newly licensed and veteran drivers alike.
Driver Attention Warning
No one wants to admit that they are worn down. In fact, we will go to great lengths to deny even being tired, as if this normal body function is a sign of weakness. The driver attention warning system monitors driving patterns in order to detect a loss of attention to the road and make an audible alert tone for the driver to regain attention and focus on the ride. This is a more sensitive system, think of it like when you feel someone is watching you even though you aren’t looking directly at said person to identify this. Your Hyundai has a similar sensitivity to your driving patterns. Driver attention warning is equivalent to your best friend in the passenger seat yelling “hey, lookout!”, but minus the drama and heart stopping scream.
In Conclusion…
Driving a Hyundai may be similar to walking around in a bubble. While you are inside of one of the select vehicles that has all of the above safety features, you will feel a boost in confidence driving our California highways knowing that your Hyundai has your best interests built right into it. If you find yourself craving a little extra security in a realm that is more controllable in 2020, why not upgrade your vehicle? There are a lot of things out of your control when you're on the road. How safe your vehicle is shouldn’t be one of those elements.
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