precrash
Prior to impact
Precrash describes the period or conditions immediately before a crash—whether of vehicles, computers, or financial markets.
In automotive safety, precrash systems detect imminent collisions and activate protective measures: The precrash sensors triggered automatic braking.
In economics, precrash often appears in retrospective analysis: precrash housing prices, the precrash bubble.
Crash-activated vehicle cushions
- seatbeltsVehicle passenger restraints
- crumple zonesEngineered collision-absorbing sections
- collision avoidancePreventing objects from hitting
- stability controlSystem preventing vehicle skids
emergency braking · head restraints · energy absorption · injury prevention · automatic braking
Forceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
dashboard · windshield · fender · bumper · chassis · drivetrain · sensors · radar
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
trepidation · anxiety · foreshadowing · omen · presage · uncertainty · suspense · pessimism
airbags
Crash-activated vehicle cushions
- seatbeltsVehicle passenger restraints
- crumple zonesEngineered collision-absorbing sections
- collision avoidancePreventing objects from hitting
stability control · emergency braking · head restraints · energy absorption · injury prevention · automatic braking
collision
Forceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- steeringControlling direction of movement
vehicles · dashboard · windshield · fender · bumper · chassis · drivetrain · sensors · radar · cameras
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
forewarning · trepidation · anxiety · foreshadowing · omen · presage · uncertainty · suspense · pessimism · intuition