CLASS-LEADING SAFETY FEATURES

The Peugeot 307 is one of the first cars in its class to feature six airbags as standard. Head and chest airbags for the driver and front passenger are supplemented by curtain airbags running the full length of the car to protect front and rear passengers' heads in the event of a side-on impact.

The 307 is one of the first cars in its class to have six airbags as standard. It has intelligent face-level front
airbags which react according to the speed and severity of an accident, body-protecting side airbags for the two front occupants and curtain airbags running the full length of the cabin which cushion front and rear passengers' heads in a side-on collision.

There are head restraints and three-point seats belts for every passenger. The belts on the four outer seats have force-limiting devices to prevent bruising from the webbing.
The 307 is also one of the first cars in class with
active anti-whiplash front seat backrests. In a front or rear collision the front head restraints are designed to follow the movement of occupants' necks.

At the same time the upper part of the steering column retracts while the lower portion prevents the brake pedal from moving backwards, thus preventing injury to the driver's chest and feet.
Standard active safety features include anti-lock brakes with an Electronic Brake Force Distributor (EBFD), which automatically apportions stopping effort between the front and rear wheels for maximum effect. The system also incorporates Emergency Brake Assist, which guarantees maximum braking effort in an emergency stop regardless of the force applied to the pedal by the driver. Once Brake Assist is activated, the hazard warning lights automatically come on to warn following traffic.

The windscreen wipers of the 307 have been designed to sweep outwards towards the screen pillars in a butterfly pattern, thus ensuring maximum clearance of the windscreen, which is the largest in class with an area of 1.46 square metres.

The Peugeot 307 has an impressively strong structure designed to protect through progressive deformation in an accident. A network of reinforcements and boxed cross-sections in the central door pillars, side rails, floor, roof and dash area keeps the passenger cell intact after impact.