A crashed car is on display at South Australian new car dealership CMI Toyota.
The Toyota Corolla Hybrid replicates a run-off-road collision with a tree or pole and is on display as part of a national initiative to build awareness and understanding of vehicle safety.
The program is supported by the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure and the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia (RAA).
It is the first crashed car to be put on display at a South Australian dealership and continues to partnership between Australian Automotive Dealer Association members and ANCAP.
“Displaying a crashed car in a dealership assists sales staff to visually demonstrate the safety features on a car and educate consumers,” AADA chief executive David Blackhall says.
“ANCAP also has a mobile app that sales staff and consumers can use to compare various cars on the market,” he says.
“I congratulate the South Australian department of planning, transport and infrastructure and the RAA for joining ANCAP in this important national initiative, to increase consumer awareness of car safety though new car dealers,” Blackhall adds.
In South Australia, crashes with a single vehicle hitting a fixed object is the most common way to crash, representing 35% of fatal crashes last year.
“Improvements have been made to reduce the number of lives lost in South Australia’s roads, but there is still a lot more to be done as any death on our roads is one too many,” says minister for police & emergency services Corey Wingard.
Wingard adds safety should be the priority whenever on the streets.
“None of us want to have a crash, but being in the newest, safest car you can afford can help reduce the risk and improve the outcome,” says Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) chief executive James Goodwin.
“Giving consumers the opportunity to see and sit in a car which has purposely been designed to protect makes the safety consideration real.”
The crash-tested vehicle will remain in the CMI Toyota showroom for the next few months.
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