Except for the Volvo S60, S80 and XC60 and the hybrid version of the Honda Civic 4-door, vehicles listed under Top Safety Pick+ qualify for that award only when equipped with optional front crash prevention. Front crash prevention isn't available on nonhybrid versions of the Civic. To qualify for 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restrain tests, plus a good or acceptable rating in the small overlap front test.
My dream car is the Volvo S60. In my opinion it scored the best on what matters most; avoiding an accident and surviving an accident. Volvo for many years has met standards that are now being required to be on the Safety Pick Plus list. I have also noticed that patients in Volvo’s seem to be less injured than patients in smart cars or small cars. In addition to picking a car that is crashworthy, remember you can still do things to reduce your risk of injury. Keep your head rest raised above your ears. If your headrest is too low your head ramps over the head rest and further into extension resulting in a more significant injury. Keep your seatback upright or at 10 degrees reclined. This again, reduces the forces on your neck at impact. If you know you are going to be hit, put your foot on the brake and look forward, avoid head rotation at the time of impact. Avoid texting or talking on the phone. In 2010 driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes- with 3,082 people killed- and 416,000 people wounded. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging increases a crash risk 23 times. Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent-at 55 mph of driving the length of an entire football field, blind. Auto accidents are traumatic to all aspects of your life. Frequently, accidents create misalignments of the spine putting pressure on delicate nerve tissue resulting in severe pain.Gentle re-alignment of your spine removes nerve pinching. Studies show whiplash injuries left uncorrected can result in early spinal degeneration. In fact, studies show as many as 40 percent of people involved in auto accidents still have pain up to five years later. Simply taking drugs and anti-infammatories such as aspirin or ibuprofen fails to correct the underlying cause of your pain. An article in the Lancet suggests that non-steroidal anti-inflammatories can accelerate osteoarthritis. Correcting the underlying cause of your pain following your accident can prevent you from suffering from headaches, and neck and low back pain for years to come. Dr. Whitehead DC uses her extensive biomedical knowledge to locate and treat the cause of your pain gently and without medication, leaving you pain-free quickly and effectively. If you are injured remember to call our office. If treated within the first “golden hour” pain and swelling can be significantly reduced and healing accelerated.
Reference Forbes 4/14/18 Why small cars won't keep you safe Forbes.com
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