20 MARCH, 2015
Light-vehicle road deaths have reduced by about 23% thanks to frontal airbags and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), a report from the Australian Government shows.
The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ (BITRE) report also estimates that the two life-saving technologies may have also helped halve the national road fatality rate, per kilometre travelled, since 2007.
Frontal airbags are designed to protect the driver and front-seat passenger in the event of a crash and ESC is a computer-controlled technology which helps drivers avoid crashes by applying brakes when a driver loses control or over-steers.
The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) encourages all Victorian motorists to demand these safety features in their next car.
Search for a car with frontal airbags and ESC.Read the full report from BITRE.Find out more about ESC.Find out more about frontal airbags.