active safety

British  

noun

1. the practice of taking measures to avoid accidents, as opposed to merely reducing their consequences Compare passive safety

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Example Sentences

The package also rolls in all of Mazda’s active safety systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

Passive safety is no substitute for active safety features.

From BBC

The company said in its recall report that on some vehicles vehicles, the pitch angle of the forward-facing cameras may not be aligned to properly, which may cause certain active safety features to be unavailable, including automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning and lane keeping assist, without alerting the driver to their unavailability.

From Seattle Times

“While passive safety such as seatbelts and active safety from such things as lane departure warning has improved occupant safety, fatalities outside the vehicle are growing,” said Anupam Malhotra, senior director of connected services for Audi of America.

From New York Times

But Apple is grouping active safety features — like crash detection or the ability to make emergency calls from the wrist — in with passive health monitoring features.

From The Verge