Building codes tend to be restricted to ultimate limits related to public and occupant safety.

Some main innovations of the W124 series were related to occupant safety.

For example, just how important is a car's size to occupant safety?

The new design "B" pillars were structurally strong enough to contribute to occupant safety of a roll-over type accident.

The original advertising campaign for the 400 range centred on occupant safety.

All of these features improve occupant safety during a collision.

However, in all cases, code compliance and structural loads at the new location must be considered for occupant safety.

It scored 3 stars for adult occupant safety but only 1 star for pedestrian safety.

For optimal occupant safety, every car should be equipped with air bags and three-point manual lap-shoulder belts.

The W110 and the 6 cylinder W111 were the first series of Mercedes cars to be extensively crash tested for occupant safety.