We like to help our shoppers at BMW of Salem in Salem, OR research the features that come with some of the models in our inventory. If you're interested in learning about driver-assist features, a blind spot monitor is one of the most popular on the market, and two recent studies found that these technologies could save thousands of lives.
With a blind spot monitor, you're provided with visual and/or audible alerts when a vehicle moves into your blind spots. Typically, blind-spot monitors issue illuminating visual alerts on the exterior mirrors. Blind-spot monitoring systems may use technologies that include radars, sensors, and cameras.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported that driver-assist features, such as lane-keeping systems and blind-spot monitoring systems, can reduce the risk of fatal lane-change collisions by one in four. The IIHS also reported that if a blind spot monitor would have been installed in every vehicle on the road in 2015, it could have prevented an estimated 55,000 injuries and 85,000 collisions.
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