The statistics are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), teens account for 8.4 percent of accidents although they make up just 6.5 percent of the population. In addition, six teens die every day from a fatal automobile accident and hundreds more are injured. Unfortunately, you can’t make up for a lack of experience, but with the safety record of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, you should rest easy knowing your teen drivers are in good hands.
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Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Cross-Path Detection
Using radar-based sensors to detect other vehicles, blind spot monitoring and rear cross-path detection alerts the driver with a series of aural and visual cues in several scenarios. When a vehicle enters the blind spot of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, the system warns the driver. The same sensors also find vehicles that cross your planned path as you back up, giving you ample time to react and avoid a collision.
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Full-Speed Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking
Another one of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee’s advanced driver-assist safety features is full-speed forward collision warning with active braking. Also using a series of radar-based sensors, this safety feature helps combat distracted driving, which is one of the foremost causes of accidents among teen drivers.
When the Cherokee approaches an object or another vehicle, the sensors kick in and alert the driver with an audible chime and visual warning. If you don’t apply the brakes within a safe timeframe, active braking hits the brakes automatically, bringing you to a full stop when necessary.
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LaneSense Lane Departure Warning
Teens often fiddle with the radio or their smartphone, despite your constant pleas not to. Fortunately, the Cherokee’s LaneSense Lane Departure Warning can help them avoid catastrophe, even if they’re being careless. Using cameras that “see” the lines on the pavement, LaneSense alerts the driver with audible and visual warnings to get back in their lane. If that doesn’t work, Lane Keep Assist steers the car back in the right direction without overcompensating.
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Electronic Stability Control
Electronic stability control employs a series of sensors that helps the driver maintain control of the vehicle regardless of the terrain. It also helps to correct understeering and oversteering should your teen driver overcorrect when they try to get back on the correct path. Electronic stability control also works with electronic roll mitigation to prevent catastrophic rollover incidents.
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Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go
Cruise control is the perfect feature to ensure your teen doesn’t get a lead foot on the highway. However, it also has drawbacks because it can allow attention to waver. With adaptive cruise control with stop and go, the Cherokee uses sensors to automatically apply the brakes should your teen get too close to the motorist in front of them. Once they safely pass, the cruise control resumes, taking the vehicle back to the original speed.
Loaded with active, passive, and driver-assist safety features, the 2019 Jeep Cherokee has an impeccable safety record. You can’t be in the car with your teen driver all the time, but the Cherokee still looks out for your most precious cargo.
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