Safety package

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A safety package is a set of functional features of a vehicle that are intended to reduce the likelihood of a crash or enhance survivability or injury reduction. Many items once included at extra cost are now standard items, being mandated by legislation or rule.

Some elements that may be included in a modern safety package:

Acoustic back-up alarm
Heads up instrumentation
Heads up infra-red or low light video night vision augmentation
Seat belt tensioners (pyrotechnic)
Side curtain air bags
Swiveling headlights that respond to the steering wheel input.
Gas discharge projector headlamps
Video imaging to the rear for assisting in vehicle back-up

Safety components once considered enhancements that are now standard:

Air bags
Backup lights
Brake lights
Central stop light
Padded dashboard (many of these were actually more dangerous due to soft padding masking hard corners)
Padded sun visors
Seat belts
Turn signals