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March 17, 2007
NEW SAFETY FEATURES REVIEWED IN GLOBE ARTICLE
A Boston Globe article reviews “new technologies that raise the bar on highway safety”. “…safety specialists recommend two new safety technologies as must buys: electronic stability control and air curtains. Electronic stability control applies brakes to individual wheels if the system senses the car is veering out of control. Air curtains are air bags -- sometimes called side curtain air bags -- that drop from the car ceiling to provide crucial head protection in deadly side-impact crashes. Studies have concluded that wider deployment of each can dramatically reduce accidents and/or fatalities. Both are standards in some models, but cost as much as $800 each when available as an option.”
Posted by MVHAP at March 17, 2007 01:55 PM