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New Car Can Brace Itself for Impact Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Transportation   
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A car that protects those inside by strengthening its frame just before a side-on collision has been crash-tested by European engineers. The system is the latest demonstration of car safety devices that take action before a crash, not just afterwards. Even established safety features like airbags and seatbelts could be much more effective if they took pre-emptive action just milliseconds before an impact. (source: technology.newscientist.com)
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