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Security - USA - The Safest Cars 2005
USA - Forbes, by Dan Lienert - 14 Sept 2005: -- What would you rather read about, airbags or going 200 mph on a racetrack? Automakers seem to be asking themselves this, because the news about cars lately has had more to do with driving fast than with driving safely. Only five cars on the market have perfect crash-test scores... Making safe cars instead of flashy ones might be too boring to make business sense... we found a Volvo, the S80 sedan, among the five safest cars. But we have to wonder why Volvo is the only automaker that customers automatically associate with safety, despite the efforts of Honda Motor, and DaimlerChrysler's... one key lesson besides which cars to buy, it is this: get side airbags if they are optional. Models without side airbags are prone to lower crash-test scores, and all five cars in the slide show earned their perfect scores partly because of side airbags... And for automakers, the lesson to be learned is obvious: If you want to take a stance on safety and shoot for perfect NHTSA scores, you will be showing leadership and taking a course almost never taken in the auto business. And you will be letting other automakers live with the shame of not building the safest cars they could...
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