Looking to buying a new car? What are the features that you are looking for? Are you looking for a fast car, or a big car that can hold all sorts of luggage on your long trips out of town?

Whatever it is you are looking for, there is a feature that you should put on top of your list. That feature is safety. Anyone can buy a car. It's buying a safe car that proves to be quite challenging.

Anything can happen on the road and you just never know what safety feature will save your life. So what safety features should you look for in a car? Here are a few of them that you should keep an eye out for the next time you are at the dealers.

• Seatbelts – Every car should have seatbelts and the new ones always do. But that is just not enough these days. You have to really see what seatbelts are available in different model cars. They all may look the same, but they don't respond the same upon impact.

The only way to test seatbelts is to actually try them on. See if the seatbelts in the car you want are a snug fit around your body when you sit in the different seats in the car. If it's too loose, you may want to reconsider your purchase.

Also, if you can request some videos on the different tests that manufacturers have on many of their car models, you can sit back and see which ones respond the best. As a recommendation, it seems that the car manufacturer Volvo has some of the best safety seatbelts in the market.

• Airbags – An airbag is a driver's best friend. There are countless times and an even more countless number of people who have been saved by a simple airbag that is installed in the drivers area at the steering wheel. But these days, there are cars that have airbags even for the passenger seat, which is great.

Look for car models that have more than just the airbag built in for the driver. Also try and find out the reaction time for when certain airbags are launched on impact. Get a car that has an airbag system that reacts quickly so that you can avoid any head injuries.

• Brakes – This is a really important safety feature in your new car. There have been many accidents that happen because of loose brakes, brakes that don't function at all, and brakes that have been worn out due to the lack of care and maintenance. What you want is a car that has good brakes to help your car stop as fast as it possibly can. But it's not just having the brakes on that will save your life. You have to maintain them as well, by checking on their condition every so often and making sure that you have the right brake fluid and that the brake padding is not worn out before your next trip.