Technological Safety Features!

As Americans get older, we get smarter.  Part of that smartness is evident by how safe our vehicles are becoming, and there are some key safety features you want to make sure your next purchase from Durham Used Cars has.  Any of the vehicles you get from a VW Dealer are going to be incredibly safe; they continuously receive awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.  Another safe choice is to pick a car from the line up at Subaru Birmingham.  Not only do their vehicles do well in crash tests, but the overall design and infrastructure of a Subaru helps prevent you from having an accident in the first place.  Check out the following safety features and make sure your car is equipped with them. 

As of 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration required that all passenger vehicles less than 10,000 pounds in the United States had to have some sort of tire pressure monitoring system.  This system alerts you in one way or another that your tire pressure is low.  Another good alternative to this is run-flat tires, which allow you to travel for about 50 miles on a flat tire.  These are great tires, but they are expensive to replace!

Adaptive cruise control is a great feature.  The system uses radar sensors in the front of your vehicle and will gently slow your car down while in cruise control if you get too close to the car in front of you.  If the sensors think your car is going to be in a collision, it will apply the brakes firmly and your seatbelts will tighten in preparation for an accident.  After you have passed the slower vehicle in front of you, your car will then resume your previous cruising speed.  Like all cruise control features, if you don't like the car adjusting your speed, feel free to tap your brakes to resume manual control of the speed you are traveling. 

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