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Top Gear his own way to review cars, here is a video with volvo V50, I have to agree with them it is much smaller than many other station wagons out there,

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Volvo presents a concept volvo c30 Hybrid different than other hybrid cars.

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Another great invention from Volvo, it will reduce many low speed accidents,
They said it should be ready in production cars in about a year or two.
Thanks Volvo company for making driving safer

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Here is a nice concept volvo.

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I really like that new volvo c70, it is a nice car, especially that it has a hard top which will last much longer than soft top. The only thing I don’t like is that it is based on 40 series not like old volvo c70 was based on 70 series which is larger.

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Here is a volvo which crashed into a brick wall and 2 other car which crashed into a wall.

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I really llike that new volvo c30, I test drove one and I have to say that It would be enough for me if its goes to the size. In my previous post I said I would like to see volvo s70 crashing with small renault but now I would like to see volvo c30 crashing with that same size renault.

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volvo 940 volvo 240 or volvo 740, it clearly shows that small cars don’t have to worse than much bigger cars if it goes to its safety. I would like to see crash of volvo s70 with that small renault, perhaps I could write to Fifth gear and ask them to do such a crash test with newer volvo.

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Studies show that up to 90 per cent of all traffic accidents are caused by driver distraction and, based on these high statistics, Volvo is focusing on developing efficient technology to help a driver avoid or reduce the severity of accidents caused by distraction or driver fatigue. Volvo is introducing a world-first technology, the Driver Alert Control (DAC) as well as a Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. These two systems will be available as an option priced at £500 on the all-new Volvo V70 and XC70 and the Volvo S80 at the end of 2007.

“Real life safety is the key to our safety philosophy. When it comes to preventative safety, we have the same approach as when we develop protective systems. In other words our research and technical developments focus on areas where new technology can create significant results in real-life-traffic,” says Ingrid Skogsmo, Director of the Volvo Cars Safety Centre.

A unique innovation

By undergoing extensive studies of how drivers operate behind the wheel, Volvo has developed Driver Alert Control (DAC) a world first innovation. Rather than monitoring human behaviour (which varies from one person to another) DAC monitors the progress of the car on the road. Monitoring driving behaviour is more reliable as it assesses the impact that fatigue or distraction has on the car’s movements and assesses whether it’s being driven in a controlled, consistent manner.

This also means that DAC covers a wider range of situations, such as when the driver is focusing too much attention on a mobile phone conversation or distraction by passengers in the car.

This system consists of a camera located between the windscreen and the interior rear view mirror, a number of sensors and a control unit. The camera measures the distance between the car and the road lane markings, while the sensors register the car’s movements. This information is sent to the control unit which then calculates whether the driver is at risk of losing control of the car.

Risk Assessment

If the risk is assessed as high, the driver is alerted via an audible signal, while a text message and coffee cup symbol appear in the car’s information display to urge the driver to take a break. The driver has the opportunity to access driving information throughout a journey, the starting point is five bars and the less consistent the driving, the fewer bars remain.

“It is, of course, always the driver’s responsibility to take a break when necessary, but sometimes you might not realise that you’re not alert enough to drive. In such situations, Driver Alert Control can help the driver make the right decision before the concentration level becomes too low,” concludes Daniel Levin, project manager for Driver Alert Control at Volvo Cars.

Changing Lanes

Volvo Cars’ researchers estimate that the Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system can help to prevent 30 to 40 per cent of accidents caused by single car road departures and head-on collisions. LDW uses the camera located between the windscreen and the rear view mirror and monitors the car’s position between the road markings. The system is activated via a button on the centre console and gives a gentle warning sound if the car crosses one of the road markings without reason such as if the indicator hasn’t been used.

Both the Driver Alert Control and Lane Departure Warning are activated when the car reaches 40mph and they will stay active as long as the speed exceeds 37mph. The availability of these systems depends on the number and quality of visible road markings. The lane markings must be clearly visible and poor light, fog, snow and extreme weather conditions can make the system unavailable.

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