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How Well Can Your Car Withstand Collision?

How safe is your car? Is it above average? DoNews reported: "Drivers who ride high in a
you have any idea how well it can withstandvehicle, for example, report feeling safer
collision? The answers to these queries arebecause they can see out over traffic. Yet a
very important not just to car occupants butvehicle with a high center of gravity is more
to automakers as well. Experts say showinglikely to roll. Large and heavy cars cocoon
consumers how a particular car performs inpassengers in copious steel, protecting them
times of collision is an effective salesin the event of a collision. Yet large and
tactic.heavy vehicles are more likely to lose
traction. They're more likely to be involved
At the much-concluded New York Auto Show heldin  an  accident  in  the  first  place."
last week, one of the most controversial
displays was a crumpled Ford Taurus. TheBut misconceptions are slowly jettisoning
display was the Dearborn automaker's effortconsumers' mind. Last year, Volkswagen AG ran
to show visitors how durable Ford parts arethe "Safe Happens" campaign to promote the
and  how  well Taurus withstands a collision.Jetta and the Passat. The campaign
effectively  tickled consumer interest in VW.
Ford Motor Co.'s display created an ambiance
that made consumers think more about theirSmartCar, moreover, used videos of the crash
car safety especially in a crash. For sometests on the Internet even before the ForTwo
buffs, the automaker's introduction of itswas offered for sale in America. At the
innovative safety features is treated as aautomaker's press events, crumpled, rolled
breath  of  fresh  air.and battered vehicles were displayed. The
move has pulled consumers closer to SmartCar.
Historically, automakers avoid any suggestion
that vehicles actually collide and occupantsBig names in auto safety such as Volvo Cars
could die in their cars. However, safetyhave also introduced features that provide
inside cars has become a hot issue in theprotection to occupants in collisions.
past decades. This is why, at present,Features include crumple zones, seat belts,
automakers are finding ways to offer the mostairbags, side impact protection, strong
effective auto features to ensure safety ofoccupant compartment, and head rests. What's
car  occupants.more, car features that help avoid crashing
such as electronic stability control (ESC),
Car safety has always been difficult toantilock braking systems (ABS), intelligent
explain. It is also difficult to sell. Andspeed adaptation (ISA), traction control, and
automakers have allowed unspoken white liesactive braking systems were also installed in
about safety to promote their cars. Wiredvehicles.



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