A few months ago, Clark talked about his Scion XB and how it had “electronic stability control.” He didn’t know much about it other than that it supposedly takes control of a vehicle if it’s about to roll over. Now the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that these devices are the second most important safety feature after seat belts. Right now, about one in three cars has this feature. But, if all vehicles on the road had it, traffic fatalities would drop by a third. Each year, 45,000 people are killed on the road each year. With this feature, it drops to 30,000. So far, the risk of rollovers has dropped by 80 percent with electronic stability control. But only high-end vehicles come standard with this feature right now. That includes Mercedes, Infiniti, Audi, Porsche, and BMW. It’s optional in other high-end vehicles and other mid-priced cars including the Mini Cooper, Toyota and Volkswagen. It will cost about $300 extra, but Clark thinks it’s worth it. Soon, this will be like having a seat belt in a car. Clark hopes it’s sooner rather than later!