ADAS is a useful active safety package which can intervene in situations where the driver is not able to react quickly enough.
Unfortunate and disappointing cases with ADAS continue as a Kia Seltos driver was seen abusing the active safety tech. In the past couple of years, I have reported innumerable cases of people misusing ADAS in their cars. It all started with the Mahindra XUV700. There are countless videos online showcasing just how some idiots even got into accidents by abusing this tech. Unsurprisingly, instances of people performing similar activities with the Kia Seltos have also surfaced. Here are the details.
Kia Seltos Driver Abuses ADAS
This shocking visual appears on the cars.of_india and car_universe_yt handle on Instagram. A man is seen in the driver’s seat of a Kia Seltos while the SUV is on a highway. Passengers in the front and rear seats are making videos of the entire saga. The driver suddenly jumps out of the driver’s seat to the rear section of the car while keeping the vehicle moving. He must have engaged the adaptive cruise control on so that the car can accelerate and decelerate according to the set speed and the traffic situation ahead. All this is just done to create a viral post.
Now what shocks me particularly about this incident is that the road is a single lane where traffic is approaching from the opposite side as well. Also, the lane markings are barely visible. Remember, the electronics of the cars with ADAS only function by reading the lane markings. In such a situation, the car could easily lose track of the road and end up colliding with an oncoming car or the divider on either side of the lane. The consequences could turn fatal within a blink of an eye. Still, people are not afraid to endanger their lives just to create viral content to boost their followers on social media.
Our View
I am terribly disappointed in such lunatics who flout traffic regulations on a daily basis. In all honesty, I am more worried about the unsuspecting road users who could get entangled in such a horrendous situation with no fault of theirs. Apart from that, I hope that the authorities take strict action against such idiots since the video clearly serves as valid and clear evidence. We lose thousands of lives each year in road accidents. Most of these cases happen due to the carelessness and negligence of the drivers. Let us pledge to be responsible road users and report such miscreants to the Police so that appropriate action is taken against them.
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