Wireless Safety Technology.

Ford is going above and beyond other auto makers in keeping their drivers safe.  Besides having excellent safety ratings time and time again, Ford engineers and researchers are looking to make vehicles with wireless communication systems to help drivers avoid crashes.  It has yet to be released if this technology in the making will be available on the line up featured at South Jersey Lincoln Mercury Dealers, but seeing as how all three brands are related, it would be more surprising if the safety technology wasn't made standard once it is finalized.  While Ford prices are comparably low, you may have to make a special trip to Special Auto Finance once this technology is actually up and running!

All this news is not to suggest that other vehicles on the market are not safe choices.  If you go to your local Volkswagen Dealer, the employees there will be sure to tell you how safe their vehicles are; same if you go to Subaru.  Ford wants to install wireless sensors that would allow vehicles to communicate with one another, and then for each vehicle to communicate with it's own components, so that drivers avoid collisions.  Ford is terming this whole segment of research, "Smart Intersection" project.  Side impact collisions are the ones being most targeted, and the brake system will be engaged by the wireless technology if the equipped vehicle detects another equipped vehicle is about to collide with them.  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), side impact collisions make up 40% of all traffic accidents, and those happen more often than not in an intersection. 

Ford is working on getting this technology up and running.  The U.S. Government is already working closely to make this technological vision a reality.  Plus, in order for this idea to actually work, all vehicles will have to conform to the wireless radio sensors.  Another main goal is to keep this whole endeavor somewhat cost effective. 

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Ford Offers World's First Inflatable Second Row Seat Belt;

Ford has offered the world's first inflatable second row seat belt in its 2011 Ford Explorer model. The Dodge Journey is Chrysler's competing model that also has some excellent safety features and can be found at New York Dodge Dealers. The 2011 Ford Explorer features the latest and most advanced safety technology that Ford has offer. Other models like the Ford Escape have shown to be profitable for the company, and the Ford Escape is currently a more popular SUV model than the Explorer, but Ford hopes to change that with its latest SUV model. Ford also offers industry leading airbags in its Explorer model that help to improve the vehicle's safety ratings.

Volkswagen models such as the Touareg sold at Peoria Volkswagen dealers are also excellent in safety and have the latest safety features. The 2011 Explorer also has a Safety Canopy, Trinity front crash impact structure, and a collision warning system with brake support.

Erika Low, Ford safety supervisor said, “The new Explorer combines – all at once – our best technologies to not only help prevent a crash, but to help prevent injuries to occupants when a crash is unavoidable."

Boron steel which is one of the highest strength steels are used in the body structure of the Explorer. The roof also meets the latest crash safety standards. The Ford Explorer is one of the safest SUVs on the market with all of its latest features, and the purpose of these features are to build up consumer confidence in the model which has been lackluster in past years.

The rear inflatable seat belts are a first for any vehicle. The seat belts spread impact forces across five times more area than traditional seat belts. This reduces pressure on the chest of the accident victim and it helps the victim control head and neck motion in the case of an accident.