Driving Home For Christmas?

With the incidents of road traffic accidents approaching the annual high over the festive season, those thinking of buying a new car soon might just be thinking of the safety issues with each new model they look at.

They could do worse than look to a Honda Acura. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US has put the Honda through its paces and given it the highest accolade possible in terms of safety features.

The Honda Acura came first above all cars when its performance was tested in side, front and rear crashes and thanks to its electronic stability control system, drivers of the Honda often find that collisions are avoided in the first place.

This is all a direct impact of Honda’s ‘Safety Through Innovation’ drive. It aims to ensure all Acura models provide a high level of driver, passenger and pedestrian protection. The above mentioned stability control goes hand in hand with the anti-lock braking system, dual front airbags, side airbags with front passenger position detection system, front seat head restraints, automatic tensioning and load limiters on front seat belts, tyre pressure monitoring and daytime running lights to make the Honda one of the safest vehicles you could entrust with the lives of your family.

These innovations have come about thanks to Honda’s state-of-the-art crash test sites in Japan and the research centre in Ohio. The Ohio base houses the world’s first pitching test sled which is essential for determining the necessary for interior vehicle safety and also the world’s highest resolution impact barriers, allowing researchers to precisely measure the distribution of impact load forces.

While Honda may not be the most fashionable car to drive it is the safest and there’s nothing to match the security of knowing your family are in the best possible environment on the road that will get them home safely.