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Safest cars for 2007

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Technology is improving pretty much every day, electronic stability control (ESC) or traction control is a fairly new idea but it is required for the car to be considered for the gold or silver awards. It doesn’t have to be offered as a standard kit, but it must be available somewhere as an option (this is an important point, you need to keep in mind that the car that passed with the highest score may be only the upper level or highest optioned model, and that the base or lower models may fair quite differently or even fail the test).

ESC is a tool that allows the driver to maintain more control over their vehicle during any emergency situations. It has been estimated that ESC could save over 10,000 deaths each and every year if it was fitted on every single car in America.

Honda and Subaru did the best in the tests, they both have three cars each on the list. Audi has two cars, and Mercedes-Benz has just one car on the list.

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The government also crash tests cars, however the testing methods of the government differ to those of the Insurance institute. The institute uses an obstacle that only strikes part of the cars bumper during the front impact test, this is known as an offset test and is designed to concentrate the forces upon one point. Similar to a car wrapped around a lamppost.

The side impact test is carried out with a barrier that moves, and is raised to the height of a truck. The Institute tests are much more stringent than government tests.

The seats and seatbelts are tested to determine what level of support they provide in a rear shunt. If the seat is only considered reasonable then it will be re-tested to get a more reliable answer.

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Make sure you and your family are safe in this New Year, listen to what the experts say and safety is important after all! A good additional safety tip is to take a defensive driving and/or driving safety course – they are free or very low cost in most states and may even entitle you to point reductions and a discount on your auto insurance.

Technology continues to assist the driver in avoiding serious accidents, however this technology is no substitute for common sense and abiding by the laws. No matter how much technology your car has you are still more likely to have an accident if you speed or drink and drive, well that’s until they can drive themselves (which may not be as far away as we think, especially that we already have self parallel parking cars like the new Lexus)!

Extra safety measures are great for precaution, however it doesn’t mean you can drive more recklessly, they are just a last resort or better insurance! Nobody wants to be in an accident so drive carefully.

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