The safety of car floor mats must not be ignored. The automotive industry is a key national development target. With the continuous growth of China's automotive industry, large automotive groups with annual production of over one million vehicles have emerged, such as FAW-Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen. Entering the 21st century, in order to lead and demonstrate the development trend of future cars in the new century, many international car companies have successively launched their concept cars and new cars at major auto shows around the world.
With the continuous development of the automotive industry and the increase in the number of car buyers, people tend to overlook safety issues within the car. First of all, the safety of car floor mats must not be overlooked. There are numerous accidents caused by car floor mats. Recently, Mr. Zhang experienced a harrowing incident: shortly after starting his car in the morning, the clutch suddenly malfunctioned. Fortunately, the speed was not too fast, and he managed to stop the car just in time, otherwise, he would have collided with the car in front. After breaking out in cold sweat, upon careful inspection, it turned out that the car floor mat had gotten stuck under the clutch! His experience immediately resonated with some car owners: due to the oversized car floor mats given by 4S stores, there were frequent instances of the car floor mats getting stuck under the clutch pedal, causing many car owners to experience the perilous situation where the clutch could not spring back when stepped on. Considering the potential hazards left by the original car floor mats, some whole vehicle manufacturers even implemented large-scale recalls recently to avoid possible detachment of front-row car floor mats, which could obstruct throttle operation and cause accidents. It seems evident that the danger caused by these small car floor mats cannot be underestimated.
Winter has arrived, and lately, personalized car floor mats of various kinds in the consumer goods market have once again become favored by car owners. So, how should people correctly choose high-quality car floor mats?
• Measuring the "safety factor" of car floor mats
An increasing number of cases involving car floor mats causing trouble has led people to also care about the safety factor of these seemingly insignificant car floor mats. Industry experts point out that car floor mats affect normal driving safety mainly in several aspects. When selecting them, emphasis should be placed on evaluating the quality of the car floor mats from these aspects.
1. Whether the car floor mats are prone to slipping
If the size of the car floor mats is either too large or too small, it may cause the mats to shift during braking. If your pedals get caught or hooked by the car floor mats, it might trigger a traffic accident. It's not hard to imagine that in a high-speed moving vehicle, if an emergency event occurs, the driver can avoid an accident by stepping on the brakes. However, at this critical moment, if the car floor mats shift or slip, resulting in the driver being unable to brake in time, the probability of an accident happening would undoubtedly be very high. Generally, the reasons for car floor mats slipping are two-fold: one is that the size of the mats is unsuitable, easily causing misalignment; another reason is that ordinary car floor mats usually have flat bottoms, making them prone to slipping when stepped on. Some car floor mats add "anti-slip nails" at the bottom, but due to manufacturing processes, these so-called "anti-slip nails" are hard objects that do not possess good grip, thus they may still slip during use. Therefore, when selecting, it is recommended to choose car floor mats with specially designed soft anti-slip nails (with good grip) at the bottom, which will not slip even under heavy pressure. Car floor mats with buckle anti-slip features undoubtedly have dual anti-slip effects. You can observe the adhesive backing of the car floor mats; ordinary products mostly have foam backing glue, which is prone to tearing, cracking, and slipping. In such cases, apart from easily damaging the product, it also poses significant safety hazards while driving. On the other hand, the adhesive backing of high-quality car floor mats is made of specially designed eco-friendly rubber anti-slip soft nails, making them safer and more durable.
2. Whether the car floor mats contain toxic substances
Among the various types of car floor mats, some use cheap materials and add chemical substances like chlorinated paraffin. Therefore, as soon as you open the product, it emits a strong, pungent rubber smell, especially in high-temperature environments where the odor is particularly intense. Long-term inhalation of these harmful odors has a great impact on human health.
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