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Lesson Two Case Studies “Crash Safety Rating” Kalpana Baidhya MGT 620: Operation Management & Supply Chain Dr. Arun Dev Bhattarai July 11, 2015 Crash Safety Ratings Introduction In today’s context crash safety measures are the major concern for car manufacturing company. The buyers are more aware with the safety and features of the vehicle which provides them the ease of life anywhere they are. Safety is at the top list of considerations when buying a new or a used vehicle because it is related with protecting life of driver and other road users. Vehicle rating provides an indication of relative protection level during the time of crash. A common trend is that some provides good protection for the drivers and present a high risk of …show more content…

2. Importance of crash safety rating for buyers Crash safety ratings are of high importance to the new car buyers. It presents the results obtained from the average of accidents happened and let people know how safe they are and the vehicles (www.hg.org). Similarly, customers also lack the experience in new vehicle so they should acknowledge with the buyer’s guidelines and detail information regarding the choice of car such as crash test ratings, safety tools used in the car, features attached to it and many more. Again, buying vehicle is a one-time investment for a long period of time, hence crash safety rating are crucial for new buyers. In my view, it is obvious that degree of importance depends on the circumstances of customer because individual’s nature differs from one to other. Selection of car is influenced by factors such as education level, age group, economic condition, personality, location etc. In recent days it is found that people with high income level and education are much focused on the safety rating car. The young teenagers are influenced by western culture whereas middle age people are loyal to the domestic …show more content…

It press the brake in wheel and minimize the the power as appropriate to keep the vehicle going and identifies where the driver is focused to go. c. GPS navigation system Global Positioning Satellite System(GPS) find out the exact location and provides sequential directions through voice, small video screen or both. Generally it points out the nearest ATM, hospital, gas station and never allows to lost the way to home. Conclusion To sum up, it can be concluded that crash safety are about risk of death or serious injury to the driver of the vehicle in the event of crash. On average, new models of cars provide their drivers with protection from injury. However, it is determined by the range of factors including vehicle condition, road environment and driver behavior (http://www.safercar.gov). It is the primary concern of all that safety measures are analyzed whether to buy for new or the used vehicles. So, buyers can access to crash safety rating through internet on safercar.gov, motor trend etc. Bibliography (n.d.). Retrieved from www.aa.co.nz: about safety on the road/safer vehicles/safety ratings of used car (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.safercar.gov:

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