With 40,000 fatal car accidents occurring in the US every year, road safety should be a top priority for most drivers. Fortunately, with a modern Kia vehicle, you’re protected in large part by a number of highly effective car safety features. You can see all the following safety features, and many more, in action by visiting your local Kia dealership and requesting a test drive and demonstration.
4 Car Safety Features You’ll Find on Today’s Kia Models
Auto Emergency Braking Technology
As you drive, a forward-mounted radar or camera on your Kia monitors the road ahead and detects any vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian that comes into your path. It then warns you and applies the brakes automatically if required in order to prevent or reduce the impact of a collision. The most advanced version of this feature even allows your car to detect and avoid collision hazards as you turn left.
Blind Spot Collision Avoidance
Your car can also use a camera or radar to detect vehicles approaching your blind spots. The driver’s blind spots to the rear and either side of a car have always posed a danger when pulling out of a parking spot or changing lanes, especially when smaller vehicles like motorcycles are approaching at speed.
The Kia’s Blind Spot Collision Avoidance system detects when you’re attempting to pull out of parking or change lanes without noticing an approaching vehicle. It then alerts you with a clear audible and visual warning.
Blind-Spot View Monitor
You can even see clearly what’s in your blind spot at any time using the Blind-Spot View Monitor. Images from two outward-facing cameras installed in the rear on either side of your car are displayed on your dashboard, leaving no room for uncertainty as to what’s behind you.
Highway Driving Assist
One of the biggest dangers on the highway is accidentally driving too close to the vehicles in front, which lessens your reaction time should the car ahead suddenly stop. With Highway Driving Assist, your car can accurately measure distances and maintain a predetermined number of feet from the car ahead.
It automatically applies the brakes whenever this distance needs to be lengthened and accelerates when there’s space to move closer. And if a traffic jam develops, your Kia can even automatically slow down and come to a complete halt before starting up again when the traffic moves, all without any input from the driver.
See Safety Features for Each Model at Your Local Kia Dealer
There are many more sophisticated safety features as standard and available on all Kia models. To see which features come with the model you’re most interested in, simply ask for a tour at your nearest dealership.
Visit Crain Kia of Conway today for a demo of Kia’s best safety features in action. We’re a local dealership that offers great cars, great financing options, and a great vehicle purchasing experience.
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