How safe is your vehicle? Your vehicle plays a major role in keeping you safe on the road. Almost every vehicle has a safety rating from 1 to 5 stars. This rating indicates how well the vehicle is likely to perform in a crash. We encourage you to look for the safety rating when buying a vehicle and buy one with the highest safety rating in your price range Find the safest, cleanest, most efficient vehicle you can afford. Go to https://rightcar.govt.nz/ Crashlab Experiment Outcomes Safety features include: CRASH AVOIDANCE ***** CRASH PROTECTION Active assistance Braking Stability Visibility and lighting Structure Airbags Seat belts Restraints 5-Star Car 1-Star Car Neck Neck <1% 73% When driving, always keep in mind that these systems are only designed to help you - you are still your vehicle's best safety system. What to do with a 1- or 2-star vehicle? Older vehicles typically reach a point where their running costs are more expensive than replacing the vehicle with a higher safety rating car so if you are replacing your 1- or 2-star rating vehicle you can help to reduce the number of unsafe vehicles on our roads by scrapping your existing 1- or 2-star vehicle. Femur Femur <1% 65% Key Statistics You are twice as likely to be seriously of fatally injured in a crash in a 1-star than in a 5-star vehicle. Two out of three fatal and serious injuries in light vehicles are in 1 and 2-star vehicles. Three out of four fatal and serious injury crashes in light vehicles for young people aged 15-24 are in 1 and 2-star vehicles. 41% of New Zealand's light vehicles have 1 and 2-star safety ratings. That's approximately 1.65 million vehicles, out of 4 million in the fleet. 12% Risk of death 77% Risk of death or serious injury or serious injury WAKA KOTAae Newdealand Govermen Safety ratings are reviewed annually. Use Rightcar to keep up to date. GIVEAWAY MARLBOROUGH We have a Rightcar pack to giveaway to Marlborough Express readers this month. Call into the MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS front office to collect yours. ROAD SAFETY How safe is your vehicle? Your vehicle plays a major role in keeping you safe on the road. Almost every vehicle has a safety rating from 1 to 5 stars. This rating indicates how well the vehicle is likely to perform in a crash. We encourage you to look for the safety rating when buying a vehicle and buy one with the highest safety rating in your price range Find the safest, cleanest, most efficient vehicle you can afford. Go to https://rightcar.govt.nz/ Crashlab Experiment Outcomes Safety features include: CRASH AVOIDANCE ***** CRASH PROTECTION Active assistance Braking Stability Visibility and lighting Structure Airbags Seat belts Restraints 5-Star Car 1-Star Car Neck Neck <1% 73% When driving, always keep in mind that these systems are only designed to help you - you are still your vehicle's best safety system. What to do with a 1- or 2-star vehicle? Older vehicles typically reach a point where their running costs are more expensive than replacing the vehicle with a higher safety rating car so if you are replacing your 1- or 2-star rating vehicle you can help to reduce the number of unsafe vehicles on our roads by scrapping your existing 1- or 2-star vehicle. Femur Femur <1% 65% Key Statistics You are twice as likely to be seriously of fatally injured in a crash in a 1-star than in a 5-star vehicle. Two out of three fatal and serious injuries in light vehicles are in 1 and 2-star vehicles. Three out of four fatal and serious injury crashes in light vehicles for young people aged 15-24 are in 1 and 2-star vehicles. 41% of New Zealand's light vehicles have 1 and 2-star safety ratings. That's approximately 1.65 million vehicles, out of 4 million in the fleet. 12% Risk of death 77% Risk of death or serious injury or serious injury WAKA KOTAae Newdealand Govermen Safety ratings are reviewed annually. Use Rightcar to keep up to date. GIVEAWAY MARLBOROUGH We have a Rightcar pack to giveaway to Marlborough Express readers this month. Call into the MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS front office to collect yours. ROAD SAFETY