Topic: Vehicle safety devices · Nº 590 / 691

Los frenos son un dispositivo de seguridad...

Brakes are a safety device of which type?

  • AActiva.Active.
  • BPasiva.Passive.
  • CNo son dispositivos de seguridad, solo son dispositivos mecánicos.They are not safety devices, only mechanical devices.
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Correct answer

  • AActiva.Active.
Explanation

Brakes are active safety devices. Active safety devices aim to reduce the chance of an accident happening, acting before it happens, either automatically or through the driver's action. Passive safety devices, such as the airbag, act automatically to reduce the severity of the injuries suffered in an accident.

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