Proms, the big game, the hot jock, the pretty drama queen, the coolest video game and the weirdest insect—these are usually the things that we were occupied with when we were 17 years old. (Read: 17. Years. Old.) But for the Brit native Edward Wilson, 17 is just the right age to make a significant car technological advancement.

Your car brake system just got better with SlowSafe, the 2007 Young Engineer for Britain winner. This is basically an enhancement to the car brake lights, but complete with sensors to measure the car’s rate of “slowing down”. The LED brake lights will then illuminate in coordination with this, signaling the driver behind to slow down as well. If the car is braking faster, then the beam of the brake lights gets more intense.

This brainchild of Wilson was intended to put a stop to the car rear accidents which had a total of 69,183 in the UK, according to the report by Auto Express. Not only for improving safety, Wilson also said that the SlowSafe could help with traffic flow too. The best part about this product is that Wilson managed to create a retro-fitted design. This means that it could be installed to any car model. Just as well, Wilson is now having some talks with carmakers to have SlowSafe come with the latest production models.

So for the teenagers out there, getting your license is indeed an achievement. But why not try to do more, why not try to go “the extra mile”? Edward Wilson did. And he will probably be driving the fastest McLaren by the time he’s 20.

Source: Auto Express

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