![]() ![]() The best are forward-collision mitigation systems that not only engage audible and visual warnings if sensors determine the car is closing in on the vehicle or other obstruction in its path too quickly, but will tighten seatbelt, pre-prime the brakes at full stopping power and will even engage the brakes at full force to help avoid, or at least minimize the effects of a crash if the driver isn’t reacting quickly enough. Even better, a growing number of models are offering systems that warn of potential hazards, including when a vehicle is inadvertently drifting beyond highway lane markers or signaling the presence of other vehicles in a motorist’s blind spot. The federal government has long mandated all cars and light duty trucks be fitted with antilock brakes and stability control to help drivers maintain control of their vehicles in panic stops and extreme handling maneuvers. ![]() The latest frontier in auto safety is to help prevent vehicles from getting into collisions in the first place. Still, that amounts to 32,719 people killed in traffic crashes last year, which means the industry still has a long way to go in order to produce a truly “safe” car. Improved new-vehicle crash protection – combined with added federal safety regulations and stricter seatbelt, drunk driving and teen licensing laws at the state level – have combined to drive traffic fatalities to historic lows that reached just 1.10 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles driven in 2013. While it’s easy to become cynical in this regard, it’s difficult to argue with success.
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