NRMA Insurance welcomes new blow technology that is believed to abate low acceleration rear end crashes - allowance to lower allowance premiums for drivers.
Sydney, NSW -- NRMA Insurance has accustomed new technology that helps drivers badly abate the likelihood of accepting complex in low acceleration rear end crashes.
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According to our car allowance claims data, rear enders amount NSW drivers and insurers about $200 million* a year and this amount doesn't crop into anniversary the affecting and concrete ache of the collisions,' said Mr McDonald. Other blow acknowledgment systems currently accessible are usually allotment of the cruise ascendancy arrangement and do not accomplish at accepted blow speeds. The technology from Volvo about is consistently operational and works for speeds up to 30km/h - the ambit at which the majority of collisions occur. We are actual assured that the technology will abate the likelihood of the XC60 accepting complex in a collision. This is set to be reflected in our pricing, and we would appraisal that the amount of a car allowance exceptional for this car will up to 20 per cent cheaper than it would be if it didn't accept the technology The Volvo XC60, due to be appear next month, is the aboriginal car in Australia to action blow abstention technology for low acceleration rear enders - the a lot of accepted blazon of blow on NSW roads.
NRMA Insurance Head of Research Robert McDonald said it was hoped added car manufacturers would chase Volvo's advance and cover the technology, which was accepted to not alone abate the accident of rear-end collisions but advice abate car allowance premiums.
"While there's no acting for acceptable active and concentration, this technology could advance to a affecting abatement in the amount of rear-end collisions,' he said.
The technology, involves a laser sensor at the top of the windscreen which detects if the car is at accident of colliding with the car ahead. If the disciplinarian has not taken antidotal action in time, the brakes will be activated automatically to either minimise the impact, or abstain it altogether.
NRMA Insurance estimates that there are about 50,000* rear enders on NSW anchorage anniversary year, with disciplinarian inattention, usually to blame.
"According to our car insurance claims data, rear enders amount NSW drivers and insurers about $200 million* a year and this amount doesn't crop into anniversary the affecting and concrete ache of the collisions,' said Mr McDonald. "We accept this technology is a applied footfall advanced in arrest the botheration of rear enders,'' said Mr McDonald.
"Other blow acknowledgment systems currently accessible are usually allotment of the cruise ascendancy arrangement and do not accomplish at accepted blow speeds. The technology from Volvo about is consistently operational and works for speeds up to 30km/h - the ambit at which the majority of collisions occur."
He said NRMA Insurance** is a affiliate of the all-embracing Research Council for Automobile Repairs (RCAR), which has been testing the Volvo technology for the accomplished three years.
"We are actual assured that the technology will abate the likelihood of the XC60 accepting complex in a collision. This is set to be reflected in our pricing, and we would appraisal that the amount of a car allowance premium for this car will up to 20 per cent cheaper than it would be if it didn't accept the technology," added Mr McDonald.
*Based on NRMA Insurance claims abstracts 2008.
** As allotment of Insurance Australia Group.
About NRMA Insurance
NRMA Insurance provides allowance for New South Wales, ACT and Tasmania. Policies cover car insurance, home insurance, motorcycle allowance and more.
Insurance Australia Limited, ABN 11 000 016 722, trading as NRMA Insurance.
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