The safest cars in the U.S.

What are the cars safest cars in the U.S., you might ask. E 'BMW, Ford, Chevy? Given that the questions about auto safety, only eight of 2004 model cars on the market had the highest score in crash tests by SU Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance Institute for Road Safety (IIHS).

Here are the criteria: In order to overcome the self-test safety, the vehicle had received perfect marks in allthe following categories:

rating to five stars - the highest available - in front and side of the vehicle NHTSA crash test impact

Five-star rollover resistance ratings

or

Ratings of "good" (highest available), including a large
Assessment, and individual assessments in the following categories:

Frontal offset crash test structure / safety cage
Head and neck injury measures
Chest injury measures
right and left leg / foot injury measures
Restraints / dummy kinematics



Ratings of "good" for the design of head restraints and performance of bumpers in low-speed test car crash.

Side Impact Protection Car crash tests were also conducted for all makes of vehicles, but no car received a perfect score in the tests.

According to the expert in automotive crash testing is still the best and most objective way to determine which cars are truly the safest. And this does not necessarily mean vehicles equipped with the latest technology. L 'Difference between a good car crash test rating and a poor
is of importance:

A five-star means a probability of serious injury by 10% or less in a car accident with 35> mph / li>


One star means a probability of 46% or more.

The list could inspire. Here in the U.S. are the 8 safest cars for 2004:

Audi A4
Ford Crown Victoria
Lincoln Town Car
Mercury Grand Marquis
Mercury Marauder
Toyota Corolla
VW New Beetle
Volvo S80