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Automotive News reports that suppliers of stability control systems got a boost from an insurance industry study that concludes that the technology could save 7,000 lives a year.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety compared fatality rates of similar vehicles with and without the technology. It said the technology cuts one-vehicle fatal crashes by 56 percent and all one-vehicle crashes by
41 percent.Suppliers hope the data will encourage consumers to buy vehicles equipped with stability control, which typically costs $500 or more.
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