How the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Keeps Your Family Safe on the Road

There are many great reasons to buy a brand new 2020 Chevrolet Equinox, but perhaps the best reason is the abundance of newly standard safety equipment designed to keep you and your family safe on the road. With so many standard safety features, you could say that the Chevy Equinox sets the new standard in safety on the road. Whether you're an experienced driver who's been navigating the Baltimore roads for years or you're teaching your teenager how to drive, find out why the Chevy Equinox is the perfect vehicle to keep your family safe on the road.

Standard Automatic Emergency Braking
Let's face it, navigating the road ahead can be challenging at times. Even when you're in full control, you can't predict what drivers ahead of you will do. That's where the Chevy Equinox's standard Automatic Emergency Braking comes in. The system is designed to alert you when it detects that a front-end collision situation is imminent. This standard safety feature can then reduce the severity of the possible collision or avoid it altogether by applying hard, emergency braking automatically. This system is best designed to avoid or alleviate the severity of collisions at low speeds of less than 50 MPH.

Standard Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
Unfortunately, we've all been guilty of drifting across lane lines from time to time. Luckily, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning comes standard in the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox small SUV. The Equinox can help prevent accidents by providing gentle steering wheel turns if you do unintentionally drift out of your lane without using a turn signal or steering. The system can also provide you with Lane Departure Warning alerts when you cross a lane marker. Staying in your lane has never been so easy.

Standard Front Pedestrian Braking
Similar to the standard Automatic Emergency Braking system, the standard Front Pedestrian Braking system can also help avoid collisions with pedestrians. In 2018, there were 133 pedestrians killed in traffic accidents in Maryland, but the Chevy Equinox is helping to lower those statistics. This system can alert you when a collision with a pedestrian directly ahead of you is imminent. Front Pedestrian Braking can also apply hard, emergency braking to reduce the severity of or avoid an accident altogether.

Standard IntelliBeam® Headlamps
When traveling in certain conditions, it's recommended to use your high beam headlamps to see better at night. Switching between your high and low beams is not only distracting to you, but it can distract oncoming drivers as well. The IntelliBeam® Headlamps system automatically turns your high beams on when you need them and then reverts to your low beams when another vehicle is detected.

Standard Forward Collision Alert
These days there are plenty of distractions on the road. Even if you're a super safe driver, you can't control the vehicle in front of you. The standard Forward Collision Alert system notifies you when it detects that a front-end collision is imminent. Another great feature of this system is that it can alert you when you are following a vehicle too closely. A good rule of thumb is to maintain a three to five-second following distance on the road, and your Chevy Equinox can help you do that if you forget.

Standard Rear Vision Camera
Unless you have eyes in the back of your head, seeing behind you can be quite tricky. That's where the standard Rear Vision Camera in the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox comes in. You'll be able to see the scene directly behind your vehicle on a color touch-screen display when traveling in reverse at low speeds. The Rear Vision Camera makes it much easier to park and to avoid crashing into nearby objects while backing up.

Standard Following Distance Indicator
This system goes hand in hand with the standard Forward Collision Alert system. The 2020 Chevy Equinox can provide you with the following gap time to a vehicle in front of you. The Forward Collision Alert helps you know if you are following too closely and should slow down or change lanes to prevent possible accidents from occurring. And this feature can also help prevent road rage because no one enjoys tailgating unless you're at a football game.

Available Safety Features
In addition to the wide variety of standard safety features in the 2020 Chevrolet Equinox, it also has available systems including Adaptive Cruise Control - Camera, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, Rear Park Assist; Lane Change Assist with Side Blind Zone Alert, High-Definition Surround Vision, and Safety Alert Seat.

Stay Safe Behind the Wheel of a Chevy Equinox
Jerry's Chevrolet in Baltimore wants to help you drive home safely in a brand new 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. For the best small SUV with an excellent safety rating, visit us today at 1940 E. Joppa Road to take a test drive and explore these features for yourself.