Modified car owners may welcome increasing use of ESP

Drivers who have spent a great deal of time and effort modifying a car may welcome the fact the increasing use of automotive safety technology could be making UK roads less dangerous.

According to Bosch, the number of vehicles in Europe fitted with the electronic stability program increased by five per cent last year, compared with 2007.

The firm - which first developed the system - said this was good news for anyone who has an interest in reducing traffic collisions.

Company representative Dr Werner Struth said: "ESP can prevent up to 80 per cent of all skidding accidents and is, therefore, a considerable boost to safety."

By 2014, every new auto in the USA, Europe and Australia will have to feature the technology by law.

This may be welcomed by motorists keen to see roads made safer, so they are in a better position to protect their cheaper modified car insurance premiums.

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