
The Accord has a well-earned reputation
of Honda Safety Technology.
Control
Every Accord is designed to keep you on course
and away from danger. Vehicle Stability Assist™
(VSA®) helps sense oversteer or understeer in an
emergency situation, and then adjusts brake
pressure at each wheel and/or reduces engine
power to help restore driver control and keep
you on course. Standard 4-wheel anti-lock disc
brakes (ABS), with Electronic Brake Distribution
(EBD), help you maintain control during hard
braking. Properly inflated tires are crucial for
safe operation, so the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS) alerts the driver when a tire's
pressure reaches a significantly low level.
Protection
The Accord has been engineered to help protect
you and your passengers when collisions just
cannot be avoided. In-floor frame rails improve
crashworthiness. And our Advanced Compatibility
Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure disperses
frontal crash energy over a wide area, keeping
it away from passengers.
Airbags and More
Every Accord also features standard front, front
side and side curtain airbags to help prevent
injuries in a collision. The front side airbags
employ a large two-chamber design, and the front
passenger’s side airbag uses the Occupant
Position Detection System to prevent deployment
if a child or small-statured passenger is out of
position and in the airbag’s path of deployment.
And active front head restraints help reduce
whiplash injuries in a sufficient rear impact.
It’s no wonder the Insurance Institute of
Highway Safety named the 2008 Accord its "Top
Safety Pick."
Honda’s Safety Philosophy
Honda is committed to providing safety for
everyone—not only for our own drivers and
passengers, but also for other vehicle occupants
and pedestrians. The knowledge gained from our
studies helps us identify new technologies and
ultimately helps provide safer vehicles on
roadways for everyone. |