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Enjoy The Ride: Australian Government Urges Drivers to Slow Down (w/Video)

Published on August 10, 2011 in Fun Stuff. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , .

The Australian Government has got the best PSAs for drivers that I’ve ever seen.  I featured one here a while back, and another has come to light.  In the video after the jump, the Australian Safety Council urges drivers to slow down.  Not just behind the wheel, although that’s the focus, but for life in general.  They list a lot of stress-related ailments, and suggest a few ways to counter them.  All in all, a very moving video, just after the jump.

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New Tech: Ford Curve Control

Published on June 29, 2010 in Manufacturer Update and Under the Hood (In Depth). 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Ford debuted a new safety technology dubbed Curve Control, which works to help the driver control their vehicle in curves.  Curve Control helps drivers when they enter a curve too fast, slowing the vehicle up to 10 mph in 1 second, by reducing engine power and using “smart braking” to apply brakes to any or all of the 4 wheels on the vehicle.

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BLIS-fully aware: Blind Spots and Cross Traffic

Published on December 2, 2009 in General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

BLIS-equipped side mirror on the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

Lots of things cause car accidents.  Automakers have been adding safety features to their cars, to lessen or prevent accidents, for decades.  Countless lives have been saved over the decades since seat belts were implemented and later on with air bags.

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The Safest Cars in America: IIHS Top Safety Picks for 2010

Published on November 19, 2009 in General and Industry Update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

Since 2006, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tests each car model for sale in the United States in several crash scenarios.  They run them into walls, barriers, other cars, poles, all the major accident types.  Speeds range from 5 mph to 40 mph, and all of the results are analyzed and finally tallied.  The vehicles which earn “good” ratings in each of the 4 tests are added to the “Top Safety Picks” list for that model year.  This year, the IIHS added a “roof stability” test, which pushes a metal plate at a constant speed into one half of the roof of a vehicle.  How well the car sustains this crushing force determines its score.

With this new test, recent winners such as Toyota, BMW and Mazda were left out in the cold.  Chrysler modified its seats and head rests in order to garner better crash ratings for its vehicles, as did GM to get its Malibu on the list.  Read on after the list to see how each manufacturer did.

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