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- Buying a Safer Car
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- Buying a Safer Car can help
consumers confidently identify the safest vehicles.
- Information is provided to
help determine which automobiles offer the most protection
from
- injury and death during a
frontal or side collision and to identify those vehicles
most
- frequently stolen.
- This brochure represents no
endorsement of any particular vehicle. Information was
- obtained from government
agencies and vehicle manufacturers.
- The guide is current as of
Jan. 31, 1995.
- USING THE GUIDE
- Charts contain safety feature
information, results from frontal crash tests and theft
- ratings.
- Safety feature information
covers driver and passenger air bags, anti-lock brakes,
- adjustable shoulder belt
anchors for more comfortable safety-belt fit and, for
passenger
- cars, improved side-impact
protection.
- Features are shown as:
S-standard equipment on all vehicles in that car line; N -
not
- available on any vehicle int
hat car line; or A - available on some vehicles in that car
- line.
- Crash testing is expensive, so
all vehicles cannot be tested every year. Cars, light
- trucks, sport utility vehicles
and vans that are new, popular, redesigned or have improved
- safety equipment are selected
for testing and bought from dealers.
- Additional results for current
models will be released at intervals throughout the
- year. These vehicles are
identified in the Crash Tests column as "to be
tested." For
- crash-test data on other
vehicles tested since 1979, call Auto Safety Hotline:
(800)424-
- 9393.
- SAFETY SELLS
- Auto-related deaths and
injuries place a heacy load on society. In addition to
- causing grief and suffering,
vehicle crashes add billions of dollars to the cost of
health
- care and vehicle insurance.
-
- Each year, some 40,000
Americans lose their lives in motor vehicle collisions. one
- in 8.5 drivers is involved in
an automobile collision and one out of nine hospital beds is
- occupied by a victim of an
auto-related incident.
- Despite these grim statistics,
the rate of traffic deaths per million miles driven is
- steadily declining. Safer cars
get partial credit for the encouraging trend. Each new
- model must meet safety
standards set by the National Highway Traffic Safety
- Administration.
- As the car-buying public
becomes increasingly interested in safety, manufacturers,
- are offering automotive safety
features beyond NHTSA's minimium requirements. Though not
- yet required by law, features
such as dual air bags increase a vehicle's sales appeal.
- SAFETY FIRST
- No automobile is 100 percent
safe or collision-proof. An experienced and unimpaired
- driver is the most important
safety features in any car. Never drive when you are:
- Influenced by drugs or
alcohol.
- Ill or emotionally upset.
- Fatigued - especially around
your normal bedtime.
- Keep your car in safe
operating condition. Carefully read the owner's manual that
- comes with your car and follow
the manufacturer's recommended maintenance schedule.
- Visually inspect tires, lights
and fluid levels at each refueling. Make sure your spare
- tire is inflated and pack a
first-aid kit and flares in your trunk.
- Make sure every person in your
vehicle buckles up.
- Correct and consistent use of
safety belts is the best safety measure you can adopt.
- BUYING TIPS
- In 1994, the average cost of a
car in the United States was $18,000. For a financial
- decision of this magnitude,
consumers need to be prepared when they enter the showroom.
- Do some research. Check buying
guides to narrow your choice in models and options.
- Buying guides also help
pinpoint prices.
-
- Make safety a priority. Safety
features such as air bags, anti-lock brake systems
- and side-impact protection
should be tops of your list. Also check for important safety
- elements such as a right side
mirror or a three-point safety belt system that has
- adjustable shoulder belt
anchors.
- A weighty decision. Crash data
show that heavy cars offer more protection than light
- cars equipped with the same
safety features.
- Simple safety checks. During
your test drive, make sure that head restraints, roof
- structure or windshield
designs do not interfere with your visibility. Look for
interior
- designs that avoid control
knobs sticking out of the dash to reduce chance of injury.
- Check out clones. Clones are
nearly identical models built on the same platform and
- marketed under a different
nameplate. Prices and options vary. You could come out ahead
- buying the high-end model -
with standard ABS and dual air bags - instead of the low-end
- model with those options
added.
- Shop around. Negotiate prices
or enlist the help of a buying service. Investigate
- financing options at the
dealer and your bank or credit union. And check the fine
print:
- Does the contract include
credit insurance, which may be available under an existing
- policy you have?
- Scrutinize service contracts.
Does the warranty period overlap the service agreement
- period? What repairs are
covered and who can perform them? What is the cancellation
and
- refund policy?
- VEHICLE RATINGS
- The Importance of Crash
Testing
- Since 1979, NHTSA has been
crash-testing vehicles through its New Car Assessment
- Program. Crash-test results
determine how well vehicles protect belted drivers and
front-
- seat passengers during a
frontal collision.
- During the crash test, dummies
are placed in driver and front passenger seats.
- Instruments measure the force
of impact to each dummy's head, chest and legs. Tests use
- all available restraints.
-
- Federal safety standards
require all passenger cars meet injury criteria measured in
- a 30 mph frontal crash. NCAP
tests are conducted at 35 mph to make the difference between
- vehicles more apparent. Tests
simulate damage equivalent to a head-on collision between
- two identical vehicles, each
moving at 35 mph. This is the same as a vehicle moving at 70
- mph striking an identical
parked vehicle.
- Interpreting NCAP
Crash-Testing Ratings
- NHTSA recently revised NCAP
crash-testing ratings to make them easier for consumers
- to understand. A five-star
rating indicates the best protection and one star the least.
- Crash-test ratings are
meaningful only when comparing vehicles in the same weight
- class. Results do not reflect
the extent to which an occupant in a light weight vehicle
- could be injured in a
collision with a heavier vehicle.
- 1995 NEW CAR SAFETY FEATURES
- Manufacturers provide buyers
the most complete information about standard or optional
- safety equipment on their
vehicles. Listed below are features that are especially
- important.
- Air Bags. Air Bags instantly
inflate in frontal crashes at speeds as low as 15 mph.
- They are designed to prevent
occupants from hitting the dashboard, steering wheel or
- windshield. Driver and front
passenger air bags will be standard equipment in all model
- year 1998 cars and all model
year 1999 light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles.
- Many vehicles are already
equipped with this important feature.
- Front air bags do not
eliminate the need for safety belts and they offer no
- protection in rollovers, rear
or side impacts. Safety belts help keep you in place should
- a collision occur.
- Caution: Never use a
rear-facing child safety seat in a front seat equipped with
a
- passenger-side air bag. As the
air bag opens, it may exert too much force on the safety
- seat and injure the child.
- Anti-lock Brakes. Anti-lock
brake systems prevent a vehicle's wheels from locking up
- during "panic"
braking by automatically pumping brakes several times per
second. This
- allows the driver to retain
steering control as the vehicle slows - a key factor in
- avoiding a collision.
-
- Even with ABS, hydroplaning
and skidding can be caused by excessive speed or extreme
- steering maneuvers. Be sure to
read your owner's manual for more information about ABS.
- Safety Belt Systems. Safety
belt systems are your best protection in a crash. They
- prevent you from colliding
with the dash or windshield and hold you inside the vehicle.
- Whether manual or automatic,
safety belts are most effective if adjusted properly.
- All safety belts should be
pulled tightly across the pelvis. Some systems also offer
- adjustable anchors that change
the height of the shoulder strap to improve belt fit.
- Check the manufacturer's
instructions to properly adjust safety belts in your car.
- Side-Impact Protection.
Side-impact crashes are the second leading cause of death
- and injury to passenger car
occupants. At least 25 percent of 1995 passenger cars must
be
- equipped to protect the front
and rear occupants during a simulated 30 mph side-impact
- crash. The government requires
all 1997 passenger cars have this protection. Many new
- models provide this protection
ahead of the required schedule.
- Manufacturers can choose from
a number of features to fulfill this requirement -
- including extra structure,
energy-absorbing foam, door panel or seat-mounted air bags -
as
- long as the vehicle passes
occupant protection requirements.
- THEFT RATINGS
- Theft ratings are compiled
from information provided by the Federal Bureau of
- Investigation and vehicle
manufacturers. NHTSA calculates a theft rate for each
vehicle
- based on the number of
vehicles tolen and the number of vehicles manufactured.
Based on
- 1992 data, which is the latest
information available, a mid-point theft rate was
- calculated. Vehicles with
theft rates above or below that value was noted in the
chart.
- NHTSA requires manufacturers
to mark targeted vehicle parts with the vehicle
- identification number or
provide a NHTSA-approved anti-theft device as standard
equipment.
- Many insurance companies offer
discounts of 5 percent to 20 percent of the
- comprehensive portion of
insurance premiums for vehicles equipped with an anti-theft
- device. Be sure to ask your
insurance company if it offers all discounts for an anti-
- theft device.
- Contact NHTSA at (800)
424-9393 for specific information on vehicle theft ratings.
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