Personal Injury Law

Car accidents eliminated by 2020?

By Hurley, McKenna & Murtz

Car accidents may be eliminated by 2020. That?s the plan established by Volvo, who claims that its drivers and passengers will escape even the most serious car crash without harm as a result of new technologies and designs they are developing. Ford-owned Volvo is not the only car market participant who has set their sights on injury-free accidents?other automakers, parts suppliers, government and global agencies from the United Nations to the OECD are all looking at ways to eliminate the 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries related to car accidents each year. However, Volvo is the first to set a deadline to accomplish this endeavor.

It is no secret that safety sells cars and as recently as January, nearly 77 percent of U.S. consumers polled by Consumer Reports ranked Volvo as the safest car brand. Consumer Reports shows NHTSA?s Volvo crash test here. Now, other carmakers are following suit and are putting out their own safety credentials. Regardless of the car manufacturers? motivation, there is no argument that safer cars save lives, and that?s something that we all can get behind. Comments about this post can be directed to Car Accident Attorney Chris Hurley at (312) 553-4900.

Full post as published by Illinois Car and Truck Accident Lawyer Blog on August 21, 2008 (boomark / email).