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Last year, more than 47,000 pedestrians were killed in car accidents. More than 688,000 were injured. Scandinavian automaker, Volvo is doing its part to lower this number by introducing systems that actively prevent pedestrian-related accidents from happening. Still, Volvo knows that not all accidents can be stopped. That's why their latest technological advancement works to protect pedestrians in the event of a head-on collision.

How is this possible? Through a new technology…

The vivacious 2012 Volvo S60 isn't just full of vigor; it's loaded with paramount safety. It's so safe, in fact, that it earned a perfect, five-star rating in each of the National Highway Traffic Safety Association's (NHTSA's) four, standard crash test categories: frontal, rollover, side poll (new) and barrier.

The NHTSA plans to assess 74 2012 model years, total. This includes not only sedans such as the Volvo S60, but…

Volvo has built its reputation on extreme safety. The legacy continues with five new Volvo models featured on the "IIHS 2012 TOP SAFETY PICK" list: the Volvo S80, Volvo S60, Volvo C30, Volvo XC60, and Volvo XC90. That represents over half of all the models in the entire Volvo lineup!

Each of these highly-esteemed Volvo models earned "Good" ratings in all four of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's four crash tests: front offset…

Volvo leads t he industry once again in driver-safety technology with its new "City Safe" collision avoidance system. You may be surprised to know that statistics demonstrate that approximately 75 percent of automobile collisions occur at below 20 miles per hour.  With this information in mind, Volvo designed the system, with an optical radar system to monitor traffic up to six meters ahead. If "City Safe" detects a car ahead slowing down extremely fast, such…