Looking to buy a safe car

[jackblack73]

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I read an article recently that there are 2 technological improvements that have really made dramatic improvements in safety: 1) electronic stability control; and, 2) side curtain airbags. If you really want the safest car possible you really need those two things.

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TYVM, this is exactly the kind of information I am looking for... What safety features really matter.

Do you know when those started being added? / when they became standard?
What cars have them? Which don't?

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I think it was saying that both will be standard on almost all cars within the next year or two, and are already optional on most cars. One big point of the article is that pick-up trucks are often very unsafe because often ESC and side curtain airbags are not available.

I think the article was on cnn.com in the last week or two if you want to look for it.