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2008 Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable Earn Top Safety Picks

The 2008 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable will arrive in showrooms this summer bearing Top Safety Pick ratings by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the government’s highest available five-star ratings in all crash test categories. The IIHS’ “Top Safety Pick” rating can only be earned by vehicles that achieve the best-available safety … Continue reading

More Older Drivers Involved in Intersection Fatalities

Forty percent of the fatal collisions of people 70 and older compared with 23 percent of fatal crashes of 35-54 year-olds, occur at intersections and involve other vehicles, according to a recently released study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). IIHS is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries … Continue reading

IIHS: First Institute Crash Tests of Smart Car

The Smartcar is getting a lot of attention for its small size and style, and now it’s earning impressive crash test ratings. In recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests, the 2008 Smart Fortwo, the smallest car for sale in the US market, earned the top rating of good for front and side crash protection. … Continue reading

Crash Test 2008 Toyota Yaris / Toyota Belta / Toyota Vitz (31 M.P.H Side Impact Test) Insurance Institute Of Highway Safety

Toyota Yaris 2007-08 models SIDE IMPACT TEST WITHOUT OPTIONAL SIDE AIRBAGS OVERALL EVALUATION: Poor Injury measures Head protection Structure/safety cage Head/neck Torso Pelvis/leg Driver Poor Marginal Acceptable Poor Acceptable Rear passenger Good Good Good Marginal Important: Side impact crash test ratings can be compared across vehicle type and weight categories. Test details: The Toyota Yaris … Continue reading

IIHS Driver Death Rates presented by The Auto Channel

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) releases Driver Death Rates by Make and Model – April 2007 Presented by The Auto Channel, the Internet’s most complete and comprehensive automotive resource Duration : 0:8:23 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fautoinsuranse.org%2Fauto-insuranse%2Fiihs-driver-death-rates-presented-by-the-auto-channel’; addthis_title = ‘IIHS+Driver+Death+Rates+presented+by+The+Auto+Channel’; addthis_pub = ”;