5 car features that have made driving simpler

1.) Power Steering 

While cars like the Maruti 800 and the Premier Padmini did hit the high note in India, we have to admit they were pretty difficult to drive, especially in traffic. Moreover, it used to be a Herculean task to park. But over the years, car technology has advanced and made the overall driving experience a lot easier. A lot of this can be attributed to the addition of power steering in all cars. The steering wheel now not only feels a lot lighter and easy to manoeuvre but is also more responsive to inputs.  

2.) Electronically adjustable ORVMs

Talking about cars back in the day, most of them either didn't have ORVMs or were manually adjustable. And although we did make it a habit to adjust them before driving off, we have to admit it was indeed quite a pain to adjust it. One had to make several attempts before finally setting it as per your driving position. But now thanks to the electronically adjustable ORVMs the task is a lot simpler. 

3.) Reversing camera / parking sensors

The population of cars on the road has increased and how. Traffic is always on the rise and that also makes finding parking a task. You would often find a human ‘parking sensor’ trying to guide you into that tiny little space which was just enough to fit your car. Now, the same task is done by parking sensors or in some cases reversing cameras.

4.) Central Locking / power windows

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You go out for a long drive with your family and each time you get in or out each of the doors have to be locked manually. Well, it didn't quite seem like a task in cars back more out of habit than anything else. But now with most cars being offered with a  central locking system, it sure is a lot easier. Along with central locking, power windows deserve a special mention as well for obvious reasons. And had we been genius mathematicians we would have done some permutation combinations to enlighten you about the time saved since the introduction of both these features.

5.) Bluetooth telephony 

With  mobile phones getting cheaper by the day, staying connected to everyone is now a habit rather than a privilege. A healthy percentage of your ‘important calls’ are done while driving to work or back and with that in mind, Bluetooth connectivity in your car is among the top features that have made driving a lot easier. Needless to say it is also a lot safer than holding your phone with one hand and steering with the other.