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This document provides information on used car safety ratings to help buyers choose vehicles that protect both the driver and other road users in the event of a crash. It discusses how the ratings are calculated based on data from millions of real-world crashes and outlines key safety features that provide better protection. It emphasizes that newer vehicles on average offer better crash protection due to improved designs and technologies. The ratings identify 'Safe Pick' vehicles that protect both occupants and other road users.

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UCSR Adelaide SA

This document provides information on used car safety ratings to help buyers choose vehicles that protect both the driver and other road users in the event of a crash. It discusses how the ratings are calculated based on data from millions of real-world crashes and outlines key safety features that provide better protection. It emphasizes that newer vehicles on average offer better crash protection due to improved designs and technologies. The ratings identify 'Safe Pick' vehicles that protect both occupants and other road users.

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Youve got your sights set on that car.

Its the right price, looks good, and its


the perfect size for what you need. But there is one critical factor you may not have thought about: it is important that your vehicle offers you good protection from injury in the event of a crash. The Used Car Safety Ratings charts on the reverse of this brochure provide you with the crash safety rating for the driver. They show you how well each vehicle protects its driver from death or serious injury in a crash.
It is also important that your vehicle offers good protection to other road users with which it might collide, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, or the drivers of other vehicles. For example, the crash statistics analysed by Monash University indicate that many large SUVs are more likely to cause serious injuries to other road users in a crash than most other vehicles. Those vehicles which provide excellent protection from injury for their own drivers as well as for other road users in the crash receive a Safe Pick rating. If you are serious about reducing road trauma, you need to consider how your vehicle protects other road users as well as you, the driver.

20 YEARS OF RATINGS
This year marks 20 years since these ratings were first produced. Vehicle technology, build quality and safety design have all progressed enormously over that period. Features such as Electronic Stability Control, at least six airbags, and pre-tensioning seat belts are now almost universal in newer vehicles. It is increasingly obvious from these Used Car Safety Ratings that, on average, newer models provide their drivers with better protection from injury in a crash. These improvements come from better structural designs, an increase in the fitting of safety features such as front, side, curtain and knee airbags, more advanced seat belt systems and vehicle interiors built with more energy-absorbing materials. Another consistent trend is that there is significant variation within vehicle categories, even between vehicle models of the same age. Furthermore, some vehicle models, including recent ones, provide good protection for their drivers but present a high risk of injury to other road users in a crash. The Used Car Safety Ratings assist buyers to select vehicle models that provide the best protection for all road users including themselves. These ratings are based on available data up until 2010. Later crashes have not been included. Occupant protection in smaller vehicles has improved significantly in recent years. Buyers considering a late model vehicle, particularly in the light and small categories, that is not listed in this brochure should check the ANCAP rating and aim at a 5 star performance see www.ancap.com.au.

PROTECTING YOU IN A CRASH


If all vehicle safety features were equivalent to the safest model, the number of fatal and disabling crash injuries could be significantly reduced. Safety features that may significantly reduce the risk of death or serious injury in the event of a crash include: front, side, curtain and knee airbags seat belts designed to work with airbags. crumple zones collapsible steering columns reinforced door frames

HOW THESE SAFETY RATINGS ARE CALCULATED


Records from over 5 million vehicles in police-reported road crashes in Australia and New Zealand between 1996 and 2010 were analysed by Monash Universitys Accident Research Centre. The ratings were calculated using an internationally reviewed method and are influenced by the vehicles mass, the structural design of the body, and the safety features fitted to the vehicle, such as airbags and types of seat belts. Each of the driver protection ratings in the 2012 update has been recalculated based on the most recent crash data available so they are not comparable with the ratings published in previous years. Models of vehicles that cause lower injuries to other road users with which they collide, including other drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, as well as providing excellent protection for their own driver, are awarded the Safe Pick label. The score for each individual model can be compared against the ratings for all other vehicles. The driver protection ratings are about the risk of death or serious injury to the driver of the vehicle in the event of a crash. The ratings are not about the risk of being involved in the crash in the first place, which is generally determined by a range of factors including driver behaviour, vehicle condition and the road environment. Question: Wont certain kinds of vehicles score a good rating because of the types of people who drive them or where they are driven? These factors were taken into account as much as possible when the data were analysed. The ratings were adjusted for factors such as driver gender and age, type of road user involved, speed limit at the crash location, number of vehicles involved, crash configuration, and year and location of crash.

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE RATINGS AND THE NEW CAR SAFETY RATINGS?
New car safety ratings (eg ANCAP) are determined by crash testing vehicles in a controlled laboratory setting while the used car safety ratings in this brochure are calculated using data from millions of police reports on actual crashes involving a range of drivers and all types of driving conditions. Occupants of heavier vehicles in real-world multi-vehicle crashes typically fare better than those in lighter vehicles. This is why ANCAP crash test results should not be compared among vehicles with large weight differences. In many single-vehicle crashes, greater weight offers no safety advantage. ANCAP crash test ratings relate to both occupant protection and the ability of the car to avoid a crash. ANCAP has a separate rating for a vehicles ability to protect a pedestrian in a crash. The used car safety ratings listed in this brochure can be compared across all categories as they are derived from reports of actual on-road crashes and represent the ability of the car to protect its driver. The Safe Pick vehicles further identify vehicles that provide the best protection for both their own occupants and other road users in a crash. Any vehicle safety rating system can only provide an indication of the relative levels of protection between vehicles you can expect in the event of a crash. Whether or not you die or are seriously injured in a crash also depends on how safely you drive your vehicle.

FEATURES TO ASSIST AVOIDING A CRASH


An increasing number of vehicles are being equipped with safety features that help drivers avoid a crash and these should be considered when purchasing a used car. Some of these features are: Automatic braking Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) Lane departure waring Traction Control Brake Assist

WHERE TO FIND OUT MORE


For more information or answers to frequently asked questions, visit the website or call the enquiry number of the organisation nearest to you: New South Wales NRMA: www.mynrma.com.au/ucsr Phone 13 11 22 Transport for New South Wales: www.transport.nsw.gov.au Phone 02 8202 2200 New Zealand New Zealand Transport Agency: www.rightcar.govt.nz Phone 0800 699 000 New Zealand Automobile Association: www.aa.co.nz Phone 0800 500 333 (option 2) Australia Department of Infrastructure and Transport: www.infrastructure.gov.au Victoria RACV: www.racv.com.au Phone 03 9790 2190 VicRoads: www.vicroads.vic.gov.au Transport Accident Commission: www.howsafeisyourcar.com.au

Used Car Safety Ratings


Passenger vehicles built 19962010

BUYERS GUIDE

2012
UPDATE

In deciding between different vehicles, or different models of the same vehicle, always chose the one with more of these features.

MYTHS ABOUT VEHICLE SAFETY


MYTH: You can take more risks if youve got a vehicle with safety features they will save you in a crash. FACT: While safety features are more likely to increase your chances of surviving a crash, they dont make you indestructible. Safety features wont necessarily save you from death or serious injury, particularly at higher speeds or if youre not wearing your seat belt. MYTH: A safe vehicle is more expensive. FACT: Many reasonably priced vehicle models score very well in the safety ratings and better than some of the more expensive models. MYTH: Older vehicles tend to be bigger and heavier, and therefore safer. FACT: Older vehicles have been shown from crash records to be less safe on average than newer vehicles, due to fewer safety features and less sophisticated design.

DECADE OF ACTION ON ROAD SAFETY


Most of us know someone who has been affected by a road crash, either by being injured themselves, or through suffering a bereavement or injury to a family member or friend. Every day, around the world, 3,500 people leave home and never return because they have been suddenly, violently killed in a road crash. The United Nations General Assembly has set the goal for the decade: "to stabilise and then reduce the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world" by 2020. Millions of deaths could be saved as a result. The United Nations' Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 is our opportunity to make our communities and streets safer wherever we live. You can support this campaign by selecting a safer used vehicle by following the recommendations in this brochure.

IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF BOTH YOURSELF AND OTHERS, CONSIDER CHOOSING ONE OF THE MODELS WITH A SAFE PICK LABEL.

Western Australia RAC: www.rac.com.au Phone 1800 502 328 Office of Road Safety: www.mainroads.wa.gov.au Phone 08 9323 4688 Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland: http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/ Phone 07 3114 5844 RACQ Technical Advisory Service: www.racq.com Phone 07 3666 9148 or 1800 623 456 South Australia RAA: www.raa.com.au Phone 08 8202 4689 DPTI: www.dpti.sa.gov.au Phone 08 8343 2222

20
IN A CRASH

YEARS OF CAR SAFETY RATINGS

how well will your car protect you from death or serious injury?

This brochure gives safety ratings for 197 vehicle models which cover most of the popular vehicles in the Australian and New Zealand vehicle fleets manufactured from 1996 to 2011. Its worth taking a few minutes to read this brochure and find out how the vehicle you are considering purchasing compares on the safety front. Those few minutes could save a life your own, your passengers or that of another road user.

NRM03154 07/2012

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