Why star ratings aren’t the ultimate stamp of safety | Deep Drive Podcast Ep. 65 | Autocar India

Опубликовано 21 июня 2025, 5:30

Crash test ratings have made safety a talking point, but are we viewing the bigger picture? Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - weigh in on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:50 - Shocking accident data
5:10 - Safety begins with the driver
9:30 - Taking a holistic view on safety
12:10 - A star rating is one aspect of safety
19:14 - Star ratings as a marketing tool
24:45 - Speeding, highway drives and ADAS
30:20 - Busting a myth on tyre bursts
34:25 - Overtaking safely
36:06 - Use of hazard lights
37:50 - The safest car to buy

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