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Smart Car Ad Wows and Underwhelms With Crushing Weight on Topof the crash around the passengers." The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ( IIHS ) gave the Smart car its highest ratings acceptable," for its rear impact protection. The IIHS ' other crash rating categories are "marginal
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Inside General Motors' Top Secret Extreme Vehicle Testsbright spot: GM's crash test results are far better now than they were in the past, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , which has named some GM vehicles as "Top Picks" for safety. GM now conducts more than 50 different
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Fastest Road in America: Texas Set to Open 85 MPH Highwayclear that when speed limits go up, fatalities go up," Russ Rader, a spokesman for the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety told the Associated Press. A 2009 report in the American Journal of Public Health studied traffic fatalities
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Partial Collisions Prove More Dangerous in New Crash Testaren't well protected, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . The IIHS released its findings Tuesday and said that compartment remains intact," said Lund. The IIHS also released a video with side-by-side
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Best compact SUV for $25,000?
radio (only one in test). Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick. What they alert system (only one). IIHS Top Safety Pick. What they longest). Satellite radio. IIHS Top Safety Pick. What they control for driver's seat. IIHS Top Safety Pick. What they
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Auto Crash-Avoidance Technology Found to Reduce Collisions
crashes, according to insurance claim analyses by the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . "The message for the consumer is if they are in the market for a new car, they ought to look for
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Cars and SUVs less mismatched in crashes; pickups lag
cars that collided with SUVs or pickups, while 749 people in the light trucks died. Joe Nolan, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 's vice president of research, says that while the results for SUVs were heartening, "There's
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Disconnects in the distracted-driving blame game
in-car technology. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety questions whether the federal electronics by drivers," says IIHS spokesman Russ Rader both industries to do so. IIHS has been one of the only agrees with "99%" of what IIHS does, he couldn't disagree
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Child-safety seat study passes only 21 of 98 vehicles tested
requirements for ease of use, says the report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the University of Michigan Transportation Research problem lies with the vehicle, not the user," said IIHS senior vice president of research and study co-author
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Are car voice controls as distracting as cellphone use?
researching cognitive distraction with funding from Toyota. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety spokesman Russ Rader calls voice controls an "unsettled including both fatal crashes and fender benders. IIHS expected both would increase as cellphone usage did.
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Female Crash Dummies Injured More: What Car Should Women Buy?improve cars' safety for women, whether drivers or passengers. Says Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , "One of the reasons we started using female dummies is the way women sit in a vehicle." They tend
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Technology tackles teen drivers' phone distractions
distracted driving. The technology can go only so far, though, says Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . "It's not clear that these systems are going to be widely accepted by consumers," he says
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2012 Small Cars: Safer and More Affordable Than EverChrysler Group LLC/AP Small, safe and affordable: That's the latest trend seen in the 2012 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety top safety picks . This year's top selections are vehicles that earned the highest crash-test ratings
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GM Puts Vehicles Though Extreme Testsagain. Reporter: The company's crash test results are far better than in the past according to the insurance institute for highway safety , which named some general motors vehicles top six for safety. Gm now done ducts more than 50 different
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New Crash Test Bring Challenges to ManufacturersInsurance Institute for Highway Safety says partial crashes better simulate real-world collisions.
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TechBytes: Nexus 7, Disappearing Inkto keep drivers from drifting out of their own lanes could increase the risk of a crash by 10%. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety did the study. Google made a splash last week when it unveiled its new nexus seven tablet device competes
own lanes could increase the risk of a crash by 10%. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety did the study. Google made a splash last week when it unveiled its new nexus seven tablet device competes with Amazon's Kindle -
Self-Braking Cars Get Green LightInsurance Institute for Highway Safety says cars that brake for you work well.
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Underride Safety Standards Questionedtrailer. These are deadly accidents called and under ride crashed drivers have been decapitated. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety which did these tests says the government standard for rear guards must be strengthened. We think it's
deadly accidents called and under ride crashed drivers have been decapitated. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety which did these tests says the government standard for rear guards must be strengthened. We think it's clear they're not working fine. -
Small Cars with Great Gas Mileage, Safetydriver in this case probably would've walked away. The new round metal crunching don't from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . Shows that across the board smaller fuel efficient cars are getting safer. Six of thirteen small
walked away. The new round metal crunching don't -- from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety . Shows that across the board smaller fuel efficient cars are getting safer. Six of thirteen small cars tested one that top safety -
Putting the Brakes on Running the Redwe don't have markets here and. He never because of you know bad decision that a driver me. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has fatal intersection crashes can be dramatically reduced with red light cameras driver stop. Rather
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has -- fatal intersection crashes can be dramatically reduced with red light cameras driver stop. Rather than risk a ticket. People are
