Safe and Sound with Volvo
In the World Traffic Symposium held at the 2008 New York International Auto Show, Volvo announces its low-speed safety technology called the "City Safety" as a standard equipment for their vehicles. It will be available this year in the car Volvo XC60.
Studies conducted by Volvo showed that approximately 75% of all vehicle collisions are at speeds less than 18 mpgh. In 50% of these collisions, drivers do not brake before the collision because of insufficient concentration.
City Safety works when the vehicle in front suddenly stops and the City Safety assesses that a collision is imminent, the car brakes automaticallu.
Volvo is currently negotiating several European insurance companies to discount the insurance premium up to 30% for car equipped with City safety. Now, this would mean better cars for my Autopartswarehouse friends.
Source: Weekly Driver
