Drive Safely with NHTSA and Kia

The only way to be 100% protected from car accidents is by not getting in the car at all. But since teleporting isn't quite a thing just yet, we still need to get from point A to B. We can't just jet to the store, the weather doesn't always allow us to walk and we can't just sustain on air and water alone. So we need cars and with that, we must face the inevitable accident.

But there is good news. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has moved to mandate integration of vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology in future car models.  This integration would improve such items like left-turn assist, intersection-movement assist technologies, blind spot monitoring, stop light/sign warnings and so forth.

With these new technologies put in place, NHTSA predicts nearly 600,000 crashes will be prevented and over 1,000 lives saved.  

The downside is that this technology is a little ways away, so for all those in the market for a new vehicle, you need a car that has premium safety features already available. Luckily, the 2014 Kia Soul is ranked as a 2013 Top Safety Pick, scoring 5-star ratings in both frontal-crash and side-crash categories by NHTSA.  The Kia Soul is built with ultra-high-strength steel, making the Soul stronger than conventional steel and better resistant to corrosion. And with six airbags and advanced technology like the backup camera, the Soul is doing everything it can to keep its drivers out of the accident statistics.

  See it for yourself. Test drive the Kia Soul at DCH Kia of Temecula in Temecula today.