Crash Avoidance
Technologies are Saving Lives
A survey released recently by Consumer Reports found 57 percent of
drivers say crash avoidance safety systems have helped them avoid a crash.
The survey, which
tracked data on about 72,000 vehicles covering 2015-19 models, asked drivers
about forward collision warning (FCW), automatic emergency braking (AEB), blind
spot warning and other active safety and driver systems. https://www.consumerreports.org/automotive-technology/car-safety-systems-that-could-save-your-life/
A lot of people are very unaware of these systems or what they do.
With as distracted as people have become these days in their driving, these
systems have become important.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, has reported that
automatic emergency braking systems with forward collision warning and crash
imminent braking reduce rear-end crashes by half, and still by more than a
quarter with forward collision warning alone. The IIHS reported Vehicles that have FCW and AEB
have 50 percent fewer front-to-rear crashes compared with cars without the
systems.
Even
in the 2019 model year many vehicles are still not equipped with automatic
emergency braking. In fact, no GM or FCA vehicle in 2019 comes equipped with
automatic emergency braking as a standard safety feature. Toyota, on the other
hand, leads the way with automatic emergency braking being standard on 90% of
Toyota’s vehicle fleet.
Safety shouldn’t be optional. These systems should be standard on
every new car, not just on luxury vehicles or more expensive trims, because
even drivers and passengers who don’t know about these systems would benefit
from having them.
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