Car technical experts found out that front crash prevention is a safety feature that could reduce the likelihood of getting into a crash. Yet, only a few people realize just how much it can help.
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A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that in 2013 alone, there would have been 700,000 fewer rear-end crashes that required a police report if all cars had been equipped with front crash prevention.
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What is Front Crash Prevention?
Front crash prevention includes any safety features designed to prevent front collisions. Front crash prevention may be forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking at low speeds (intended for the city) and high speeds (designed for the highway).
Pedestrian detection is also used to measure accidents involving pedestrians. This particular IIHS study looked at collisions between cars. Front crash prevention systems may also use radar and/or lidar sensors, which send radio and light waves to measure the distance between the vehicle and other vehicles or objects around it.
Some vehicles are coming with cameras, too. Recently, Tesla began testing camera-only-based systems in their Model 3 and Model Y cars. The IIHS just tested this camera-only-based system and found it to be effective.
How many accidents do forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking prevent?
The IIHS study found that these advanced safety systems can prevent hundreds of thousands of accidents.
That 700,000 fewer car accidents mentioned above account for 13% of all police-reported car accidents in 2013. Altogether, that’s a significant number of casualties to keep from happening.
The study found that automatic emergency braking reduced the likelihood of a rear-end crash by 50%. The possibility of a rear-end crash involving injuries was reduced by 56% when cars were equipped with automatic emergency braking.
Forward collision warning reduced the likelihood of a rear-end accident by 27% and the chances of a rear-end accident with injuries by 20%.
Which Cars Comes With the Front Crash Prevention?
More and more car manufacturers are making advanced safety systems like front crash prevention standards in their vehicles. Acura has made forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking standards in the ILX and RDX. Audi has also made both standards in most of their cars, but not all. High-speed automatic emergency braking is optional in some models.
Ford has also made these advanced safety systems standard in most of its 2021 vehicles, though it’s only optional in some, so check before you buy. Honda is also making these safety systems standard in most of their cars.
As big car manufacturer names make these safety features standard, other car manufacturers will likely follow suit.
Conclusion
As this happens, car buyers will have safer choices, and it’s becoming the norm in cars. Of course, this means the roads will be safer for everyone. The next time you’re car shopping, pay attention to your potential car’s safety features.
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