Safety

SAFETY IN AMERICA

• 91 percent of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the U.S. are TOP SAFETY PICKS, rated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). 12 American Honda vehicles were IIHS 2012 TOP SAFETY PICK winners. More here.
• All Honda and Acura light trucks have had Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) as standard equipment since 2006, five years before the government mandate.
• Honda engineers developed the world’s first commercially deployed Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) that can alert drivers to the risk of collision. If a collision is deemed unavoidable, it applies the brakes and tensions the front seat belts to help reduce impact force on occupants.
• In 1990, Honda was the first automaker to introduce a front passenger airbag that deploys upward toward the windshield rather than directly at the passenger, reducing the potential for injury from the airbag’s deployment. Today, Honda is an industry leader in developing and implementing new advanced airbag technology, which varies deployment based on crash severity.
• In 2006, Honda’s legendary Gold Wing became the world’s first production motorcycle to offer a rider airbag system.
• More than 9 million Honda and Acura vehicles purchased by U.S. customers feature pedestrian injury mitigation design features such as breakaway wiper pivots and collapsible hood hinges.
• Honda has broadened the scope of its effort to mitigate pedestrian injuries by developing the third generation pedestrian dummy, POLAR III, to study lower back and upper leg injuries which are common in collisions between a pedestrian and a minivan or SUV.