The 2008 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable will arrive in showrooms this summer bearing Top Safety Pick ratings by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the government’s highest available five-star ratings in all crash test categories. The IIHS' "Top Safety Pick" rating can only be earned by vehicles that achieve the best-available safety performance in frontal, side and rear collisions and offer electronic stability control. In addition to being the only large family cars to merit IIHS' Top Safety Pick rating, these sedans stand alone for also earning five-star driver and passenger crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Trost (48), the developer of Mercedes-Benz Active Brake Assist for commercial vehicles, has been presented with the 2007 European Commercial Vehicle Safety award. The technical appraisal organisation DEKRA, the German Traffic Safety Council (DVR) and the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU) have honoured the head of the Driver Assistance Systems department at DaimlerChrysler AG for his outstanding contribution to the development of Active Brake Assist, which considerably improves the operating safety of commercial vehicles. The award was presented at the 2nd DEKRA Active Safety Symposium in Klettwitz (Brandenburg).

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Ford truck drivers are looking to make roads safer for cyclists by joining forces with Transport for London (TfL). Ford is supporting TfL's "Share the Road" campaign, which is designed to encourage cooperation between all road users, by displaying signs on 2,000 Ford trailers warning cyclists not to undertake the truck in front. Every year thousands of accidents happen when cyclists try to pass on the inside of a large vehicle turning left. Chris Woodmore, manager of Ford's Transport Operations, said: "We are delighted to work with Transport for London on this initiative. Ford trailers travel more than 10 million miles every year and present an ideal opportunity to get this message across to cyclists where it will be noticed."

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The first United Nations Global Road Safety Week is launched today (April 23) focusing on young road users. Road crashes are the number one killer of people in their teens and twenties in the UK, and second only to HIV/AIDS as a killer of young men worldwide yet research reveals that more young drivers than older drivers think they are safer drivers than others behind the wheel.

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Euro NCAP today releases the results of two new Superminis, the MINI Cooper and the Peugeot 207CC, which have both achieved the coveted award of five stars for adult occupant protection. Just as these manufacturers have improved the level of safety in their cars, Euro NCAP is pleased to announce that it is setting its own standards higher and improving the service it offers to consumers. On 8th May 2007, Euro NCAP will be revealing its new visual identity and crucially, offering consumers greater flexibility in comparing the results of crash tests through its new and improved website.

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The new MINI Cooper has received the highest-possible score of 5 stars in the Euro NCAP Crash Test. This latest achievement underlines superior safety, gutsy engines, razor-sharp steering and a finely-tuned chassis as key characteristics of the new MINI.

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Volvo Trucks has a long tradition of pursuing the development of safety systems for heavy trucks. Over the years, the company has achieved a number of pioneering breakthroughs, such as the introduction of the safety cab, the fitting of seat belts as standard, the deformable steering wheel and much more.

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Mazda’s position as Britain’s favourite sports car brand received a further boost this week with publication of the 2007 Auto Express Used Car Honours, announced in Auto Express magazine today (Wednesday). The judges from the UK’s best‑selling weekly automotive magazine ranked the Mazda MX-5 as ‘Best Roadster’ for the second year in a row.

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Today all passenger vehicles have some form of airbag. In many cases airbags are even selling points. Statistics support the value of these safety devices. According to the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the lives of nearly 20,000 passengers have been saved directly attributed to airbags, since 1987. Volvo had worked with airbags and automatic seat belts for many years (the world's first three-point seatbelt was also a Volvo innovation). As early as the 1970s, Volvo engineers were experimenting with the airbag as a way of reducing fatalities, even producing a fleet of cars with airbags as part of their research. At the same time, the U.S. the government was struggling with legislation regarding the use of seat belts.

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Belt up. The back seat's no safer.

Source: eatliver.com

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