Marking 20 years of European car crash tests
Crash-test video shows the progress of automotive technology as Euro NCAP celebrates 20 years.
Thousands of lives have been saved since the launch of the accident safety test it 20 years ago.
Euro NCAP New Car Assessment Program celebrates 20th anniversary of its crash tests that have saved more than 78,000 lives since 1997.
The organization has published more than 630 security assessments, crash tested about 1,800 cars and collectively spent over 160 million euros for safer cars.
The first tests exposed security flaws in the best selling family cars, forcing a fundamental redesign of how vehicles are designed to prevent accidents and save lives.
Technicians prepare a Rover 100 in 1997 before testing accident.
security technologies that were nonexistent or optional at most - such as driver and passenger airbags, side airbags for protection, belt reminders and control electronic stability are now standard on all cars sold in Europe.
To mark the anniversary, two family cars, a Rover 1997 100 and 2017 Honda Jazz were put in a frontal collision at 40 mph to demonstrate the safety progress since the NCAP was launched in February 1997.
The Rover was no airbags to protect the crash test dummy in his passenger seat during the test, which destroyed the front of the vehicle.
The model was given there is a one-star rating when it was tested 20 years, and has been withdrawn from sale a few months later.
There was much less damage to the modern Honda that had airbags deployed through the interior of the car has been rated five stars for safety.
The test highlights the tremendous progress of vehicle safety during this period.
Manufacturers opposed from Euro NCAP, saying it was too strict and that no car could ever achieve four stars.
Now, nine out of ten cars sold in the European market now hold a rating Euro NCAP with the automotive industry actively supports the development of new requirements for the best safety ratings.
Euro NCAP Secretary General Michiel van Ratingen We are very proud - as we mark 20 years at the forefront of road safety that Euro NCAP safety testing has made great improvements save lives in cars and helped Europe to achieve the lowest road fatality rates in all regions of the world.
A Rover 1997 100 Honda Jazz left and right after crash tested.
Former Formula One boss Max Mosley, the first president of Euro NCAP, said thousands of deaths have been prevented through the introduction of crash test.
Mr. Mosley twenty years after it began as a controversial program, rejected by the manufacturers, and supposedly aiming for the unrealistic standards of safety, Euro NCAP is now firmly part of the mainstream of the automobile.
Thousands of deaths have been averted, consumer demand for security is high, manufacturers compete on safety assessment results and safety standards of vehicles continue to improve.
Euro NCAP have become increasingly demanding and cars can now obtain up to five stars, obtained not only for the way they protect occupants and pedestrians in a collision, but on the ability to avoid an accident in first place in the car.
Testing is real accidents scenarios that could result in death or injury Top achievers must demonstrate that their cars are equipped as standard with a technology to avoid or mitigate such accidents and an accident is not a protection preventable proper is offered to car occupants and other road users.
Euro NCAP has been the driving force in improving the safety of vehicles in Europe for two decades in the era of increasing automation and technological change, the role of independent tests will become even more important, we hope that the organization will remain at the forefront of vehicle safety for many years to come, said Antonio Avenoso, executive director of the European Council for transport safety.
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