Safest used cars revealed - Motoring
Funded by the motoring clubs including the RACV, NRMA and RACQ, and government bodies such as VicRoads, NSW Transport and the Queensland Department of Transport, the findings have been disseminated by the various car clubs and released via their... Only a handful of the 210 vehicles studied by Monash University's Accident Research Centre have been crash-tested over the years, including a 2009 Holden Cruze and 2007 Mitsubishi Lancer this year. The NRMA cited the 2009 Ford Fiesta as one of the safest vehicles in the compact car class, and the company's resident vehicle safety expert, Jack Haley, said that if young motorists chose the safest car they could afford, fatalities could drop by... "A driver of the worst rated vehicle is more than six times as likely to be killed or seriously injured in the same crash as the same driver in the best vehicle," he said. The RACQ handed out 50 'five-star' safety ratings for second-hand cars based on the updated report, including vehicles such as the Subaru Impreza (2007 to 2011) and the Honda Civic (2006 to 2011). It also gave the Holden Cruze (2009 to 2012) small... Source: www.motoring.com.au
