Editing Electronic stability control (section)

== Effectiveness ==
Numerous studies around the world have confirmed that ESC is highly effective in helping the driver maintain control of the car, thereby saving lives and reducing the probability of occurrence and severity of crashes.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Effectiveness of Electronic Stability Control in Reducing Real-World Crashes: A Literature Review |journal= Traffic Injury Prevention   |date=2007-12-11 }}</ref>  In the fall of 2004, the American [[National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration]] (NHTSA) confirmed international studies, releasing results of a field study of ESC effectiveness in the USA. The NHTSA concluded that ESC reduces crashes by 35%. Additionally, [[sport utility vehicle|SUV]]s with stability control are involved in 67% fewer accidents than SUVs without the system. The United States [[Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]] (IIHS) issued its own study in June 2006 showing that up to 10,000 fatal US crashes could be avoided annually if all vehicles were equipped with ESC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr061306.html |title=IIHS news release |publisher=Iihs.org |date=2006-06-13 |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-date=2013-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525140543/http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr061306.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The IIHS study concluded that ESC reduces the likelihood of all fatal crashes by 43%, fatal single-vehicle crashes by 56%, and fatal single-vehicle rollovers by 77–80%.

ESC is described as the most important advance in auto safety by many experts,<ref>{{Citation | title=EU Commission, FIA, And Euro NCAP Recommend 'No Car Without ESP'| url=http://www.carpages.co.uk/news/esp-09-05-07.asp  | access-date = 2007-12-28}}</ref> including [[Nicole Nason]], administrator of the NHTSA,<ref>{{Citation|title=U.S. to Require Anti-Rollover Technology on New Cars by 2012|date=14 September 2006|url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2006/09/15/72448.htm|access-date=2007-12-28}}</ref><ref name=cbc>{{Citation | title=U.S. set to mandate Anti-Rollover Technology vehicles  | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/u-s-set-to-mandate-anti-rollover-technology-on-vehicles-1.614408  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102231621/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/09/13/auto-stability.html  | url-status=live  | archive-date=November 2, 2007  | access-date = 2007-12-28 | publisher=[[CBC.ca]] | date=2006-09-13}}</ref> Jim Guest and David Champion of Consumers Union of the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA),<ref>{{Citation|last=Taylor|first=Michael|title=Stability system called the best thing since seat belts|date=2006-06-13|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/13/MNG7UJD1451.DTL|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=2007-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/resources/streaming/PDFs/2007annualreport.pdf|title=Consumers Union Annual Report 2007|access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> E-Safety Aware,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esafetyaware.eu/download/related_documents/esafetyaware_flyer.pdf |title=Bringing life-saving vehicle technology to market |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720160253/http://www.esafetyaware.eu/download/related_documents/esafetyaware_flyer.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Csaba Csere, former editor of Car and Driver,<ref>{{Citation  | title=The Greatest Advance in Safety Since Seatbelts  | url=http://www.caranddriver.com/columns/9036/the-greatest-advance-in-safety-since-seatbelts.html?al=128  | access-date=2007-12-28  }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and Jim Gill, long time ESC proponent of Continental Automotive Systems.<ref name=cbc/>

The European New Car Assessment Program ([[Euro NCAP]]) "strongly recommends" that people buy cars fitted with stability control. The IIHS requires that a vehicle must have ESC as an available option in order for it to qualify for their ''Top Safety Pick'' award for occupant protection and accident avoidance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr112106.html |title=IIHS news release |publisher=Iihs.org |date=2006-11-21 |access-date=2011-11-13 |archive-date=2011-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010190513/http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr112106.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/new-cars/news/2007/04/top-picks-for-2007-4-07/overview/0704_top-picks-2007.htm |title=Top Picks 2008 |publisher=ConsumerReports.org |access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref>