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Study: Safety System Can Prevent Low-Speed Crashes

Technology may be providing a cure for that bane of commuting drivers: the rear-end collision in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press | Updated on July 19, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — Technology may be providing a cure for that bane of commuting drivers, the rear-end collision in bumper-to-bumper traffic, according to an auto insurance industry-funded study released Tuesday.

The study by the Highway Loss Data Institute found that 2010 Volvo XC60s outfitted with a standard collision avoidance feature called City Safety are far less likely to be involved in low-speed, front-to-rear crashes than other mid-sized SUVs without the system.

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