New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Questionnaire

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Thank you for taking the time to help us press for stronger measures in the federal New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Your response will help us submit a strong reply from Families for Safe Streets with your stories to highlight the inadequacy of the changes proposed. If you have any questions, please contact info@familiesforsafestreets.org.

Email *

Name (First and Last) *

City, State (Where you Live) *

City, State of Crash *

Telephone # (so that we can reach you for follow-up as needed)

Details of Crash: Please describe what happened, the make/model of the vehicle(s) involved and anything you know about how the vehicle size, design or safety features played or failed to play a role. Please also share more about the person who was killed or injured so that we can give a face to this crisis. *

Was the vehicle that hit you an SUV or pick-up truck? *

Yes

Not sure

Would testing with a female crash dummy possibly have made a difference?

Yes

Not sure

Clear selection

Which of the following safety features may have made a difference in the crash?

Automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems add to the benefits of forward-collision warning. AEB will sense a potential collision and if you don’t react in time, the car will initiate automatic braking.

Electronic stability control (ESC) takes traction control a step further. This system helps keep the vehicle on its intended path during a turn, to avoid sliding or skidding.

Brake assist detects when a driver initiates a panic stop (as opposed to ordinary gradual stops) and applies the brakes to maximum force. In conjunction with anti-lock brakes, the system enables threshold braking without locking up the wheels. Studies have shown that most drivers, even in panic stops, don’t apply the brakes as hard as they could, so Brake Assist intervenes to reach the shortest possible stopping distance.

Forward-collision warning uses cameras, radar or laser (or some combination thereof) to scan for cars ahead and alert the driver if they are approaching a vehicle in their lane too fast and a crash is imminent.

Pedestrian detection system uses the features of forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking to help protect pedestrians. The vehicle’s camera(s) or radar are looking for a pedestrian in the vehicle's path.

Bicycle detection system uses the features of forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking to help protect bicyclists. The vehicle’s camera(s) or radar are looking for a bicyclist in the vehicle's path.

Adaptive cruise uses lasers, radar, cameras, or a combination of these systems to keep a constant distance between you and the car ahead, automatically maintaining a safe following distance. If highway traffic slows, some systems will bring the car to a complete stop and automatically come back to speed when traffic gets going again

Blind-spot warning (BSW): Using radar or cameras, this system illuminates a light or icon in or adjacent to the outside mirrors to warn that another vehicle is lurking in the lane beside, possibly hidden in your car's blind spot.

Specialized blind-spot warning to detect cyclists or pedestrians - using radar or cameras, this system illuminates a light or icon in or adjacent to the outside mirrors to warn that a pedestrian or cyclists is lurking in the lane beside, possibly hidden in your car's blind spot.

Rear cross-traffic alert systems sense traffic that may cross your path as you reverse, which can be helpful when you are backing out of a parking space or driveway.

Lane-departure warning (LDW): This alerts you if you steer your car out of its lane without the turn signals activated.

Lane-keeping assist (LKA): In addition to sensing when you leave your lane, this technology will introduce a mild steering input to put you back into your lane.

Backup camera: Starting in the 2018 model year all light-duty vehicles come with standard rear-view cameras.

Automatic high beams automatically switches from low to high beam and back again, for improved nighttime visibility as conditions warrant.

Intelligent speed assist (ISA) uses a speed sign-recognition video camera and/or GPS-linked speed limit data to advise drivers of the current speed limit and automatically limit the speed of the vehicle as needed.

Driver Monitoring System which uses computers and cameras to monitor driver attentiveness and then utilize driving assistance features that automate steering, braking, and acceleration, such as adaptive cruise control and lane centering.

Other:

Please describe how any of the safety features above would have made a difference in your crash or explain further any other options that would have helped.