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Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Less than half of all new cars sold in Ireland and the UK have electronic stability control (ESC) fitted as standard, according to new data from insurer-funded research body Thatcham. The latest research follows figures recently published by the European New Car Assessment Programme and then the UK Department for Transport, which showed vehicles equipped with ESC are 25 per cent less likely to be involved in fatal accidents.

Ireland and the UK compares poorly with 58 per cent in Germany and 75 per cent in Sweden. While progress on standard fitment has been made, with a rise of seven per cent over 2006 figures, Thatcham says the level of ESC fitment remains disappointing, since hundreds of lives could be saved annually if the motorist had the same fitment levels as those in Scandinavia.
Now researchers from Thatcham are urging manufacturers to fit ESC as standard across their model ranges to help prevent the risk of collisions and cut unnecessary deaths.


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