safety

Understanding Crash Detection

1 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Crash Detection watches for the kind of sudden speed drop that typically happens in a real collision — not every hard brake, but the specific pattern a crash produces.

The 15-second check-in

When a possible crash is detected, your phone shows a countdown with a clear "I'm Safe" button. If you tap it within 15 seconds, nothing else happens — no one is notified.

If you don't respond

If the countdown runs out, SafeSaathi assumes you may need help. Your emergency contacts get a full-screen alert with sound, along with your location, so they can act immediately.

Sensitivity settings

The exact speed and timing thresholds that count as a possible crash are tuned centrally to balance catching real incidents against false alarms from normal hard braking.

Key takeaways

A 15-second on-screen countdown lets you cancel a false detection yourself.
No response within 15 seconds escalates to a full-screen, loud alert for your emergency contacts.
Detection is tuned to catch real crash-like patterns, not every hard brake.