

Automotive safety has taken huge strides in the past decade. Compared to cars built just a few years ago, modern cars offer autonomous driver assistance features that make them far better at protecting you from a crash or helping you avoid an accident before it happens instead. We'll detail some of the most important innovations below! To find out how a new Subaru can better protect your family, visit Capitol Subaru. Or, if the safety features on your Subaru aren't working as expected, get the help you need in our service center. Only an authorized Subaru dealership can properly maintain and repair all the sophisticated safety technologies on the latest Subaru vehicles.

4. Driver Assist Technology
There are many safety features on your car designed to help you safely withstand an accident -- but modern cars have more technology than ever that can help you avoid an accident in the first place. Active safety features and driver assist technologies available on modern Subaru vehicles include a standard backup camera, available automatic high beams and blind spot monitoring. Driver assist technologies like automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control can even intervene automatically to help keep you safe on the road.
Because Subaru driver assist technology uses advanced cameras and sensors, you want the whole vehicle to be maintained by Subaru experts like those in our service center. Even using the wrong wiper blades or tires can cause the Subaru EyeSight® driver assistance suite to malfunction! But the team at Capitol Subaru knows how to keep all the safety features of your car working as intended.

3. Safety Cage
Thanks to modern engineering, ultra-high-strength steel alloys and energy-absorbing crumple zones, all the latest Subaru vehicles can redirect the energy of a crash around you, keeping you safe inside the passenger cabin. All modern Subaru models are built on the Subaru Global Platform, from the compact Impreza all the way up to the three-row Ascent SUV. The ring-shaped reinforcement frame can absorb and deflect energy from another vehicle in the event of an accident. While it's better to avoid an accident in the first place, a Subaru provides industry-leading protection in a crash.
2. Airbags
Airbags are required on every car sold in America today. That's because, in conjunction with a properly designed seat and properly worn seat belt, the air bags can help you and your passengers avoid injury in the event of an accident. Advanced, multi-stage airbags use sophisticated sensors to adjust the timing and detonation force of the airbags, so they inflate in the proper manner for the best protection. Not all airbags are created equal, and the airbags found on modern cars are far better at protecting you than the ones you'll find on older models.

1. Brakes
Despite all this cutting-edge technology keeping you safe, there's still nothing as important to your safety on the road as the brakes! Today, you find disc brakes with ventilated brake discs at each wheel on most modern cars. They provide better braking response than older drum brakes. But that's not all. To prevent the wheels from locking up in slippery conditions, all modern cars sold in the U.S. have anti-lock brakes. This system rapidly pulses the brakes automatically, so the wheels still turn and you remain in control while still stopping the vehicle quickly and confidently. With regular maintenance and routine brake pad replacement as needed, your modern Subaru will provide confident stopping power to keep you safe on today's crowded streets and highways.
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