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More new vehicles than ever before are equipped with technological advances to aid in crash prevention and promote driver safety. We've outlined a few crash prevention devices and how they work. It is important to remember that these potentially life-saving systems are only effective supplementary devices when drivers follow the speed limit and use safe driving techniques.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) - This system, which will be required standard equipment in all new cars beginning in 2012, uses computers and independent brakes on each wheel to "steer" the car to prevent a skid and, ultimately, a rollover.

Adaptive Headlights – These headlights pivot in the direction that the vehicle is turning, allowing drivers to see objects around a curve sooner.

Lane Departure Warning – This system can detect an unintentional lane departure (if the turn signal is not activated) and vibrates the steering wheel, activates an alarm, or in some cases, applies the brakes to keep the vehicle within the lane.

Blind spot detectors – Mounted on the side mirrors, this device signals a driver with a light, an audible tone, or both that another vehicle is in the driver's blind spot. It is normally activated when the driver uses a turn signal.