{"id":3474,"date":"2019-11-05T17:15:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T22:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.greatflorida.com\/?p=3474"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:36:25","slug":"newer-cars-are-safer-than-older-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2019\/newer-cars-are-safer-than-older-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Newer Cars Are Safer Than Older Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years, auto manufacturers have been implementing changes to increase vehicle and passenger safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a> (NHTSA), reports a 2.4% decline in crash fatalities for 2018. This is the second year in a row the U.S. has seen a reduction in car accident deaths. <\/p>\n

\u201cCar features such as back-up cameras and blind-spot alert are making a difference in vehicle safety,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s largest independent car insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

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Officials
\nattributed the drop partially to safety features found in newer cars. Advanced
\nDriver Assistant Systems or ADAS, can now be found on all cars from compact
\ncars to luxury vehicles. <\/p>\n

\u201cNew vehicles are safer than older ones and when crashes occur, more new vehicles are equipped with advanced technologies that prevent or reduce the severity of crashes,\u201d said, James Owens, Acting Director for NHTSA<\/a>, in a press release.<\/p>\n

According to a 2018, J.D. Power<\/a> study, more than half the owners of new cars with the systems said the features helped prevent a crash within the first 90 days they had the vehicle. <\/p>\n

The results include:<\/p>\n

49% of owners said blind spot alert
\nhelped avoid a crash<\/p>\n

42% credited backup cameras and parking
\nsensors<\/p>\n

35% attribute forward collision alert
\nor automatic braking with preventing a crash<\/p>\n

\u201cOwning a safer vehicle is certainly a good argument for buying a new vehicle as opposed to a used car,\u201d says Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>, Florida\u2019s top independent car insurance<\/a> agency.<\/p>\n

While safety features
\nare important to look for when purchasing a new car, each automaker has its own
\nname for these driver assistance systems. Below are some terms and definitions
\nfrom USA Today to help you cut through the confusion.<\/p>\n

Blind spot and cross-traffic alerts<\/strong>–<\/strong> Sensors that let you know when a car approaches from
\nbehind to your right or left. Also alerts to oncoming traffic when you back out
\nof a parking spot.<\/p>\n

Forward collision warning<\/strong>–<\/strong> Lights and sounds that go off when you\u2019re approaching
\nthe vehicle ahead of you at a speed that suggests an accident could
\nhappen. The best systems are adjustable to accommodate people who brake late or
\nwant more notice.<\/p>\n

Automatic braking<\/strong>–<\/strong> <\/strong>The brakes apply without the driver doing
\nanything. May work in traffic, parking lots, or both.<\/p>\n

Pedestrian detection and braking<\/strong>–<\/strong> Sensors that detect and recognize people on foot in the
\ncar\u2019s path. Some also recognize cyclists and large animals. No detection for
\ndogs or cats yet.<\/p>\n

Lane departure alert and assistance<\/strong>–<\/strong> <\/strong>Alerts if the car is about to cross the
\nlane marker without indicating a lane change. Some systems try to steer the
\nvehicle back into its lane (assistance). Others just tell the driver (alert).<\/p>\n

Lane centering<\/strong>–<\/strong> Similar
\nto lane departure assist, but centering more subtly keeps the vehicle in the
\nmiddle of its lane, reducing the effort and attention required from the driver.<\/p>\n

Adaptive cruise control<\/strong>–<\/strong> <\/strong>Braking and throttle control to keep the
\ncar at a set speed and distance behind other vehicles. The following distance
\ncan be adjusted for traffic conditions and driver preference.<\/p>\n

Backup camera<\/strong>–<\/strong> <\/strong>Now required on all new vehicles. Thanks,
\nNHTSA. Sometimes linked to sensors for automatic rear braking.<\/p>\n

Whether your car is new or seen its share of road adventures, contact GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> today for all your car insurance<\/a> needs.<\/p>\n

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Over the years, auto manufacturers have been implementing changes to increase vehicle and passenger safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), reports a 2.4% decline in crash fatalities for 2018. This is the second year in a row the U.S. has seen a reduction in car accident deaths. \u201cCar features such as back-up cameras […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":3484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,6,7,90,82,9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3474","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-floridainsurance","8":"category-auto-insurance","9":"category-commercial-insurance","10":"category-motorcycle-insurance","11":"category-rideshare-insurance","12":"category-rv-insurance","13":"category-umbrella-insurance"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3474"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13738,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3474\/revisions\/13738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}