Safety as Standard: A History of Volvo's Legendary Vehicle Safety

SAFETY AS STANDARD A HISTORY OF VOLVO'S LEGENDARY VEHICLE SAFETY VOLVO'S CIRCLE OF LIFE SAFETY PROGRAM STEPS Examine real-world accidents 40,000 accidents studied since 1970 2 Introduce new components to market Meet or exceed government safety guidelines 3. Study new components for thousands of hours Recreate accidents to test new components at Volvo Safety Center VOLVO SAFETY FIRSTS VOLVO HAS BEEN SETTING INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR SAFETY SINCE THE 1940 S 1944 1959 Steel safety carriage Ist standard 1960 lap/shoulder seatbelt Padded instrument panel 1966 Front/rear crumple zones 1967 Standard rear lap/shoulder seatbelts 1970 1973 Launch of accident research team Collapsible steering column 1974 Fuel tank isolation 1984 Anti-lock brakes 1987 1991 Frontal airbags Side-impact protection system 1994 1997 Side airbags Rollover protection system 2006 Collision warning system 2010 Passenger detection system INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: VOLVO OF SARASOTA WwW.VOLVODE ALERSARASOTA.COM Volvo of Sarasota SOURCES http://www.volvocars.com/us/top/about/values/pages/safety.aspx http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/volvolives-up-to-image- for-crash-safety-government-publishes-analysis-based-on-accident-statistics-forfirst-tim e-christian-wolmar-reports-1436934.html SAFETY AS STANDARD A HISTORY OF VOLVO'S LEGENDARY VEHICLE SAFETY VOLVO'S CIRCLE OF LIFE SAFETY PROGRAM STEPS Examine real-world accidents 40,000 accidents studied since 1970 2 Introduce new components to market Meet or exceed government safety guidelines 3. Study new components for thousands of hours Recreate accidents to test new components at Volvo Safety Center VOLVO SAFETY FIRSTS VOLVO HAS BEEN SETTING INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR SAFETY SINCE THE 1940 S 1944 1959 Steel safety carriage Ist standard 1960 lap/shoulder seatbelt Padded instrument panel 1966 Front/rear crumple zones 1967 Standard rear lap/shoulder seatbelts 1970 1973 Launch of accident research team Collapsible steering column 1974 Fuel tank isolation 1984 Anti-lock brakes 1987 1991 Frontal airbags Side-impact protection system 1994 1997 Side airbags Rollover protection system 2006 Collision warning system 2010 Passenger detection system INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: VOLVO OF SARASOTA WwW.VOLVODE ALERSARASOTA.COM Volvo of Sarasota SOURCES http://www.volvocars.com/us/top/about/values/pages/safety.aspx http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/volvolives-up-to-image- for-crash-safety-government-publishes-analysis-based-on-accident-statistics-forfirst-tim e-christian-wolmar-reports-1436934.html