Research shows that 60% of deaths and serious injury can be avoided if young drivers make a safe choice when buying their first car. The unit provides practical information for students.

https://vimeo.com/439919598

Password: NRMAYD1

https://www.research.net/r/HSUNIT6

1. Which demographic of people (think ‘age-group’) tend to buy the oldest cars, and why would they tend to make this choice?
   

2. Rates of death and serious injury are higher for 17-20 year olds in older cars compared with newer cars. Provide a possible reason for this.
   

3. In the video of the 1998 Toyota Corolla and 2015 Toyota Corolla involved in a head-on collision, how did the 1998 car compare to the 2015 car in the crash. Explain.
   

4. In one paragraph, discuss what someone should consider when buying their first car.
   

5. Name one thing that you learnt from Unit 6: Buying a safe first car that you will share with your friends/family.
   

6. Do you feel like you have a better understanding of factors to be considered when buying your first car after completing Unit 6?
   

7. Has completing Unit 6 increased your confidence to make an informed decision about your safety?

[Radio playing in the background reporter speaking]

[Distorted noises in crash scene]

Safer vehicle choices, save lives. Find out who survives.

[music in background]

Hi I’m Rhianne Robson and I’m the Communications Manager for ANCAP. ANCAP is the Australasian New Car Assessment Program – We’re a consumer information organisation, we conduct crash testing on new cars and issue safety ratings. We’re here in Sydney at one of our crash test laboratories, we’re going to take a look at the result of one of ANCAPs crash test. The frontal offset test simulates two cars of similar mass colliding at a 40% offset. That offset is on the driver’s side and simulates a head on crash. Around 60% of serious crashes in Australia are frontal impacts just like this one. ANCAP carries out physical crash tests and after those tests we look at the car to assess the damage or defamation to see how well that car has protected the occupants. This car you see behind me holds a 3 star ANCAP safety rating. As you can see the cabin structure of this car has started to collapse. The energy forces would have likely been absorbed by the vehicle occupants resulting either serious injury or perhaps even death. To produce just one ANCAP safety rating we need to conduct up to four different destructive tests that means we have to buy and destroy up to four different cars. ANCAP safety ratings are communicated to consumers on a scale of one to five stars. One star provides a poor level of protection whereas five star provides a very good level of protection for occupants and pedestrians. ANCAP recommend all consumers buy a car which holds the maximum five star ANCAP safety ratings. There are a large selection of five star cars across all price points so you never have to compromise on safety. Here is one of our crash test dummies and they’re a vital part of our test process. The dummies are extremely high tech they’re filled with sensors and they measure different areas of the body. We look at head injuries, injuries to the torso and lower and upper legs. The data we obtain from the dummies can tell us whether or not you’re likely to be seriously injured or at worst die as a result of a crash. When looking at the colour codes on dummies, the simple reference is green is good and red is dead. Every 15 minutes someone in Australia and New Zealand is killed or seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash. That’s some 37,000 adults and children every year. As a result of the work done by ANCAP manufactures have made vast improvements to the cars that they design and build. Consumers are now demanding five star cars and as a result, we have safer cars on our roads and the number of people being killed is coming down. Crash testing is a really involved process but ANCAP has done the all the hard work for you, so all you need to look for is the car that holds the maximum 5 star ANCAP safety rating, so jump onto the ANCAP website and there you’ll find ANCAP safety ratings for hundreds of different makes and models.