C-mtundu wa potaziyamu perchlorate amagwiritsidwa ntchito muzozimitsa moto zakutawuni zokhala ndi mpweya wamphamvu komanso chitetezo chabwino.Amagwiritsidwanso ntchito pazida zozimitsa moto, ma airbags otetezera, machubu otulutsa mpweya woipa wa carbon dioxide, ma sign flares, ndi ntchito zina.