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POSSIBLY THE MOST ADVANCED FACILITY OF ITS KIND, THE VOLVO CARS SAFETY CENTRE IS WHERE WE CRASH TEST EVERY CAR
MODEL WE MAKE. BEYOND COUNTLESS COMPUTER SIMULATIONS, WE CONDUCT OVER 400 FULL-SCALE COLLISIONS EACH YEAR.
THESE TESTS ARE BASED ON WHAT OUR RESEARCHERS DISCOVER ON THE ROAD—WE’VE INVESTIGATED OVER 35,000 REAL ACCIDENTS
SINCE 1970. IN FACT, EVERYTHING WE DO TO MAKE CARS SAFER BEGINS WITH A REAL-LIFE TRAFFIC SITUATION.
Roll-Over Protection System (ROPS)
Triggered by sensors that monitor a number
of factors such as collision forces, the car’s
leaning angle and the speed at which that
angle changes, ROPS is activated if a rollover
situation becomes imminent. Behind the rear
seats, reinforced steel roll bars deploy to
form a cage together with the hydro-formed
A-pillars at the sides of the windshield. At the
same instant, the door-mounted inflatable
curtains and seat belt pretensioners are
activated to provide further protection.
Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS)
Whiplash is one of the most common types
of traffic injury and often results from a low-
speed rear impact collision. Independent
research has shown that Volvo’s Whiplash
Protection System is one of the most effective
in the world. Integrated in the front seats,
WHIPS cradles the spine and neck in a con-
trolled manner. The system is activated by a
collision of sufficient force from behind.
Door-mounted Inflatable Curtain (IC)
Activated by certain types of side impacts or
a rollover, the door-mounted inflatable curtain
helps to protect the heads of the occupants
of the front seats. By remaining inflated for
several seconds, IC offers protection through-
out an extended collision, regardless of
whether the windows are up or down.