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| Honda’s quest for safety is not limited to the needs of car drivers and motorcycle riders. Our total commitment to “Safety for Everyone” extends to passengers, pedestrians, occupants of other vehicles, and everyone on the road. Honda will continue to develop and refine its innovative technologies to realize a safer society. |
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| Greater safety for everyone |
| Honda’s extensive collision safety measures enhance protection of people both inside and outside the vehicle. In 2000, Honda opened the world’s first indoor omni-directional crash test safety facility, where real-world accident scenarios can be tested with a high degree of accuracy. Through the results of such testing, and advanced Honda G-force Control technology (G-CON), we produce highly rigid yet pliable car bodies that help reduce the impact energy of a collision and maintain a survival zone around occupants. A network of load-bearing front frame members help absorb the impact of frontal collisions, for example, and advanced compatibility engineering body technology enhances safety for occupants of both vehicles in car-to-car collisions. Honda’s total commitment to enhance driving safety also includes use of a hood designed to reduce pedestrian head injuries in car-to-pedestrian collisions, a Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) that activates the brakes if a collision becomes imminent with the vehicle ahead, and seatbelt E-pretensioners. |
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| Motorcycle airbag system |
| The Gold Wing is the world’s first mass-produced motorcycle to be equipped with an airbag system. When sensors detect frontal impact, they transmit deceleration data to a control unit that deploys the airbag, thus absorbing the rider’s kinetic energy and cushioning impact. |
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The world’s first pedestrian crash test dummy |
| In 1998, Honda developed the world’s first pedestrian test dummy for analyzing the effects of car-to-pedestrian colli-sions. This dummy evolved to provide even more accurate feedback in the year 2000. New lower body joints were designed to closely resemble those of real human bodies and instruments were placed at various points throughout the body to measure the seriousness of the “injury.” Over the years, this dummy has been vital in our efforts to enhance our safety technology and help reduce pedestrian injuries. |
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| The world's first pedestrian crash test dummy |
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