2005 Safest Cars List
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2005 Safest Cars List
Finding The Safest Car For Your Family
There are approximately 43,000 car crash fatalities every year in the United States. More than 5000 of them are likely to be children. Additionally, teenagers have the highest probability of car accidents of any age groups, and car accidents are their leading cause of death. But there are things you can do to help keep yourself and your family safe. Related factors to car fatalities include drinking, seat belts, cell phones and speeding. These things are within the control of the driver. And there is one more thing you can do. Start with the safest car for your budget.
Luxury cars are often the first to get the latest safety features. But perhaps by buying used you may still be able to meet your budget. And it is important to remember that not all luxury cars are safer, and other models will employ safety technology as well.
You should look for as many of the following safety features as possible when you are buying a new or used car. Three of the current technologies for crash avoidance include Electronic Stability Control (or ESC), Lane Departure Warning (or LDW) and Forward Collision Warning (or FCW). Crash protection features include head restraints, frontal air bags, side air bags and curtains safety belt load limiter and safety belt pretensioner.
Seven used cars that employ all or many of the safety technology previously mentioned are the BMW 528i/525i (2000-03), the BMW 323i/325i (2000-03), the Hyundai Sonata (2006), the Kia Rondo (2007), the Lexus ES 300 (2002), the Saab 9-3 Linear (2005) and the Saturn Aura XE (2008). Because of the price and maintenance of the cars listed, some people find them to be a silly choice for teen drivers-if the teen is purchasing or being given a car for personal use rather than using a family car. And for some families, even the budget for a used car is smaller than they would like.
If you can’t afford any of the above cars, just make sure to choose a car that includes as many of the safety technologies as your budget will allow. Properly maintaining your car and enrolling yourself and your teen drivers in a defensive driving course can also significantly increase the safety of driver and occupants. You should also make sure infant car seats and toddler booster seats are up to current standards.
There is so much to consider when purchasing a car that it is easy to feel overwhelmed. This can lead to poor judgment or hasty choices. That’s when a car search engine such as Piefind.com comes in. You can search multiple listings at one site. Everyone wants to keep their family as safe as possible, and this can make the safest cars harder to find. At Piefind, you can save your search, and once your ideal car is listed you will be alerted by email, leaving you free to do what is most important to you-taking care of your family.
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The Safest Luxury Cars to Insure
Considering the exorbitant prices of most luxury cars, it’s a
veritable godsend for many cash-strapped consumers when genius
car manufacturers have invented cars worth their sticker prices.
Thus it strips off the word luxury, bearing the meaning that it
holds up to its name because of its price and nothing else.
Today, prominent car manufacturers like BMW and AUDI had been
ravishing the limelight after they received recognition from
Consumer Reports on its latest models.
The cars were among the safest cars on the road.
BMW 330i’s general safety features that placed it on the top of
the list are panic button alarm, side guard door beams, and
child-safety door locks.
It is also equipped with driver airbags, a passenger air bag
cutoff switch or sensor, a passenger airbag, front side airbag,
and side head curtain airbags. The second row side airbag is
optional.
For added protection, the BMW 330i is equipped with anti- theft
prevention features. These features are the selective locking or
unlocking feature, the locking fuel filler door or cap, valet
lockout, and the vehicle anti-lockout device.
It is equipped with a stability control that effectively
protects the driver from any swerving or uncontrolled motion.
Moreover, because of the many incidences wherein sudden
inflation of airbags had caused accidents, mostly children, BMW
330i airbags are endowed with smart dual-thresholds, sensor, and
dual-stage deployment that curb any airbags inflation that were
uncalled for.
On the other hand, the Audi A4 luxury car also speaks of genuine
craftsmanship.
The safety break features enable the Audi A4 to safeguard its
occupants in the event that an accident happens or whenever the
road becomes slippery.
A dual-stage and dual-threshold airbag supplemental restraints
with occupant sensors were also provided.
It also has a new system of seat belts management and usability
that features a safer way of employing seat belts while on the
road.
Plus, it has child-friendly safety features like LATCH or the
lower anchorage and tethers for children system situated at the
rear seats, and child safety rear door locks.
With all these safety features, no wonder they were among the
safest cars on the road. This is not just mere recognition for
most buyers but also a way of saving more money when getting
insurance.
It is because most auto insurance companies charge lower premium
rates to drivers who drive safe cars. There are also auto
insurance companies that offer additional anti-theft or vehicle
tracking discounts.
Moreover, cars, like the ones mentioned, who performed well on
car crash tests will keep you safe in an accident and as a side
benefit most likely get you lower auto insurance premiums.
Copyright 2005 by RSN Insurance and Brad Intlehouse.
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About the Author
Brad Intlehouse is an ex-insurance agent with over 5 years of
experience in the auto insurance industry, his goal is to help
you make smart decisions on your car insurance and answer your
car insurance
questions to help save you money year after year.