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Side Impact Protection System (SIPS)
SIPS is a Volvo unique safety system that has been
developed to improve protection at the sides of the
car where occupants are more directly exposed to
crash forces from other vehicles. The steel frame-
work of the car is designed and reinforced to help
distribute crash forces over a wide area of the car
body to reduce intrusion of the passenger com-
partment. Additionally, in the event of a collision,
seat-mounted side airbags are activated to cushion
the chest and hip area of outboard occupants.
Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS)
Helping to reduce the risk of long term whiplash
injuries in rear impact collisions, WHIPS is another
product of the Volvo Cars Safety Centre and its
real-life approach. A wire framework in the front
seats helps prevent the occupant from being
pressed back. The seat moves back to absorb
energy, and upward and forward to embrace the
back and neck. Finally it tips back to reduce any
jolting of the head.
Inflatable Curtain (IC)
Interacting with the SIPS airbags, IC inflates in a
side impact to help protect the heads of outboard
passengers. By staying inflated beyond initial
impact, it helps to keep occupants’ heads inside
the vehicle in a prolonged collision situation. Both
IC and SIPS airbags are inflated in less than three
hundredths of a second.
POSSIBLY THE MOST ADVANCED FACILITY OF ITS KIND, THE VOLVO CARS SAFETY CENTRE IS WHERE WE CRASH TEST EVERY 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.