What car is safest for the family? Which one to buy for their safety? Consumer Reports (CR) offers a comprehensive study by the answers to a number of test results. A similar assessment carried Parents Magazine and AAA (American Automobile Association) issued a number of models that adjusted for the family.

Analysis of test results for 182 models ever done to see how well the vehicle meets the current needs of the family. To obtain a comprehensive result, CR also examine a number of studies driving safety, including the last accident data. CR also use the hit-test data from NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety).

CR divides the two major categories, namely cars safe for our baby when they become passengers and when they become drivers. For the first, CR provides family-friendly score higher if,

* Got a seating capacity of three rows. Complete with a seat belt.

* Parent and Kid-Friendly Features. These features include the ease of installing infant seat / child, the accident-allert systems like OnStar, ease of access for the children up and down himself, and equipped with rear seat cup holders and video entertainment.

* Safety features. including rear backup camera that can help reduce the risk of an accident and proves praise from users. This feature is useful in cars huge rear blind spot. This feature is more effective than the blink sensor or a sound when there was a car behind it. Some time ago, an accident that killed a child three years occurred mid-size SUV pediatrician father who does not have this feature. Events in one city in the USA this happened when his father backed his SUV to enter the garage. Without realizing the boy was standing there. Tragic events that can not be avoided.

When they become drivers, especially when aged 16 to 20 years, CR vehicle with emphasis on emergency handling, best score was also a hit test results and test the best dilintasan.

Vehicles with acceleration from 0 to 100 km / hour faster than 8 seconds or slower than 11 seconds removed from the list. Since the first will inflame passions kebut-kebutan, like the others complicate them into the stream of cars on the highway.

Most of the best models for teenagers are sedans, because it has the emergency-handling scores best. The first cars for teenagers it’s good used car. When buying a used car, select the option that has safety as ABS, traction control, stability control, front and side airbags and safety-belt pretensioners.

Thing to remember when choosing a family car, cars, small cars and sedans is more efficient in fuel use also the ability to avoid accidents. But it can not be compared with minivans and SUVs in terms of features such as family-friendly seating capacity.

On the other hand, SUVs and minivans are usually more wasteful of fuel and more difficult to control and overturned a greater risk. Minivans and SUVs offer better protection in frontal collision. CR recommends more minivan for less damage on your opponent’s car during a crash. (more…)