Collision avoidance (Automatic braking)

[dazl1212]

Hi, does anyone know of any built cars around 2012/13 that come with this feature? I know of the Volvo V40 and the Mazda 6 but would like to look at a few others. It seems hard to find out online what year they were implemented as most sites just say they come on their newest model.

Cheers

[dazl1212]

Ive had a few crashes where I have rear-ended people, one of them was in the snow and I thought I'd left enough room but my Celica just wouldn't stop in time, so its a feature I want on my next car. Was hoping to hear a few jap suggestions but I do like the V40.

Thanks Brapp I'll take a look at the VWs

[dazl1212]

Silverbullet767 said:

Drive to the conditions and buy a set of winter tyres if you're worried about stopping in the snow.

Driver aids wont help you if there's no grip.

Thanks for the advise, this is what I am going to do until I have not crashed again in two years.

[dazl1212]

captain_cynic said:

Maybe you should consider an advanced driving course and possibly upgrading your brakes (I did this on my Integra and 200sx and it improved braking performance significantly).

If you're hitting people in the rear with any kind of regularity, you're not keeping a safe distance (sorry, not sorry, this had to be said). I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say that it is just because you haven't been taught how to judge distances properly.

I have already signed up for one as the majority of my accidents have been situations like this, think I have just fell into bad habits due to being impatient.

[dazl1212]

octane83 said:

VAG group products (Golf, Octavia, Leon and also Passat but extremely hard to find on used Passats)

Volvos of that era

Mercedes of that era (Distronic Plus with cross traffic assist)

On VAG products the radar unit is clearly visible at the bottom of the front bumper/airdam.

On Volvos it is a plastic panel on the front grill to the left of the Volvo logo

On Mercs the massive logo in the middle of the bonnet grille is a single flat disc rather than a 3 dimensional logo. If you struggle then you should be able to get a VIN number from a reg (lots of websites give you this) then feed that into a site that can generate the original spec sheet for the car, look for Disronic or Distronic plus on that list.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the help

[dazl1212]

paintman said:

^^^^^This.

If you keep rear ending people then you're driving:
Too fast for the road conditions
Too close to the vehicle in front
Not paying attention.

Out of curiosity, any accidents since last July?
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Yes, this one.

[dazl1212]

Coolbanana said:

Well done! Good to hear someone taking responsibility and improving themselves. I wish more people did the Advanced Course and tackled any specific areas they felt they could improve upon.

One of the most difficult things I find is admitting you are wrong/have a problem. Cheers mate

[dazl1212]

nomank said:

Jap suggestions:

Honda did the 'ADAS / Safety Pack' thing on some of their cars - I know the CR-V and Accord could be optioned with them.

Lexus had their 'ACC/PCS' systems on their range.

I love my Celica, its a bit long in the tooth but just failed its MOT on the handbrake level and a brake light, so there's life in the old dog yet. I'm planning on improving my issues I have and after a year or two of safe driving I plan to stick to Jap cars if I can, so the Lexus (fancy Toyotas) and Honda's are right up there :-)