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Europe: Electronic Stability Control Now Mandatory In All New Cars And LCVs

Electronic stability control (ESC) is now mandatory in all vehicles under 3.5 tonnes sold within Europe. The new rules came into effect from November 1, but although Europe may appear to be behind the rest of the world in making the technology com


Electronic stability control (ESC) is now mandatory in all vehicles under 3.5 tonnes sold within Europe.

The new rules came into effect from November 1, but although Europe may appear to be behind the rest of the world in making the technology compulsory, the law arguably hasn’t required the same urgency as other markets.

According to Bosch - the ‘father’ of stability control as we know it - 84 percent of new vehicles sold in Europe already have ESC fitted as standard equipment; compared with just 59 percent for the world as a whole.

Bosch claims around 6000 lives have been saved by ESC since 1995, and an eye-opening 190,000 collisions have been avoided.

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