Driving Seat: Volvo in drive for safety.VOLVO Volvo Cars is the luxury car maker using the Volvo Trademark. The Volvo Group is a Swedish supplier of commercial transport solutions providing products such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace is developing two technical innovations aimed at increasing safety on our roads. The Swedish motoring giant is working on concepts for an integrated breathalyser and seatbelt system to prevent drink-driving, and a programmable ignition key Noun 1. ignition key - a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine key - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated ignition key n to restrict maximum speed for new drivers. The combined breathalyser and seatbelt must be used before the car's engine will start. If the equipment displays a green light after use, the car will start up. Volvo officials say they hope the innovations, once introduced into their models, will help prevent some of the 10,000 deaths in alcohol-related road accidents which happen throughout Europe each year |
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