Of the 12 South African vehicles so far crash-tested by Global NCAP, only one was fitted with electronic stability control (ESC): the Toyota Yaris.

Yet it’s a feature that could have saved many lives in a country with a dismal safety record of more than 13,500 road deaths per year, says the Automobile Association (AA)...

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