A study of collision avoidance systems has suggested Volvo technology could lower the number of insurance claims made by drivers.<\/p>\n
Research by two Swedish insurance providers If and Volvia found that Volvo cars fitted with City Safety technology may have helped to reduce rear-end frontal collision claims by 28 per cent.<\/p>\n
City Safety is designed to decrease the number of drivers and passengers who suffer whiplash and other neck-related injuries in accidents at low speeds.<\/p>\n
The study looked at insurance data to conclude the overall number of claims made by drivers over 160,000 vehicle years.<\/p>\n
Magdalena Lindman, technical expert, traffic safety data analysis at Volvo Cars, explained: "Volvo Cars launched its first collision avoidance technology in 2006. City Safety was introduced as standard in all new Volvo car models from 2008. Since then we’ve been monitoring the performance of our collision avoidance systems in Volvo Cars throughout Sweden, where we have a 20 per cent market share.<\/p>\n
"This is a very strong statistical sample to base findings on, as every fifth car on the road in Sweden is a Volvo."<\/p>\n
Overall, the research showed cars fitted with the first two generations of City Safety were involved in 28 per cent fewer accidents and subsequent insurance claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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