First responders have found new challenges and new dangers when trying to rescue drivers and passengers from auto accidents involving newer model cars. Manufacturers have been focusing more on consumer convenience rather than first responder safety in designing their automobiles. Although there naturally should be a balancing test between automotive safety and the desires of the consumer safety should still take a priority not only for the consumer but for those who it is foreseeable maybe needed to rescue the driver and his passengers from an accident involving the automobile.
Recently first responders have found that it is taking longer to remove an injured passenger from wrecked automobile because of new dangers that are present with todays high tech vehicles. There are propellant tanks used to inflate airbags that could be punctured newly designed batteries in hybrid vehicles that need special handling and new types of metal that are lighter for the weight of the vehicle but are harder for safety responders to cut an tear through to reach any injured persons. Any of these elements can be a danger and cause serious injury to a first responder who is attempting a rescue. Several groups in the industry are pushing for training first responders on newer vehicles and for stricter labeling in cars to alert first responders of potential dangers.
— Attorney Michael Grossman
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