May 16, 2013 |
Redesigned Subaru Forester aces tough new crash test;
only 2 of 13 small SUVs tested earn Top Safety Pick+
The 2014 Subaru Forester is the first vehicle to ace every aspect of the challenging small overlap front crash test. The Forester and the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, which earns acceptable in the test, are the latest vehicles to qualify for the Institute's recently inaugurated top honor, Top Safety Pick+. Other tested small SUVs earn poor or marginal ratings for small overlap.
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April 25, 2013 |
D.C. residents agree red light cameras, speed cameras
make streets safer in nation's capital, IIHS survey reveals
Red light cameras and speed cameras are perpetual targets of critics who deem them widely unpopular and unfair. Ask people who live in areas with long-standing automated enforcement programs their view of cameras and a different picture emerges. A new IIHS survey shows a large majority of people who live in Washington, D.C., favor camera enforcement.
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March 14, 2013 |
New crash tests: Underride guards on most big rigs leave
passenger vehicle occupants at risk in certain crashes
Modern semitrailers for the most part do a good job of keeping passenger vehicles from sliding underneath when they crash into the backs of trucks. But the trailers fail to prevent potentially deadly underride in crashes involving only a small portion of the truck's rear, new IIHS tests show.
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February 13, 2013 |
USAA's Gannon elected IIHS Board chairman
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is pleased to announce the election of Alice H. Gannon as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. She is the second woman to serve as IIHS Board chairman. Gannon is senior vice president, chief actuary, of USAA. She succeeds Douglas S. Joyce, president of Alfa Alliance Insurance Corporation, who served as IIHS chairman during 2012 and will continue to serve as a Board member.
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February 13 |
Progressive's Doerfler elected HLDI Board chairman
The Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) is pleased to announce the election of Michael D. Doerfler as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. Doerfler is a product development manager of Progressive Insurance. He succeeds James Nutting, senior vice president and chief actuary, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, who served as chairman in 2012 and will continue to serve as a Board member
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January 24, 2013 |
Study provides more evidence that cameras reduce red light running; decrease is biggest for most dangerous violations well into red cycle
A new study of red light cameras in Arlington, Va., shows that cameras reduce red light violations, with particularly large decreases for violations that occur at least 1½ seconds after the light turned red.
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December 20, 2012 |
New Top Safety Pick+ award goes to 13 cars;
117 additional vehicles earn Top Safety Pick
To reward 2013 models with superior crash protection, IIHS is awarding the new Top Safety Pick+ accolade to 13 cars. All earn good or acceptable ratings in the new IIHS small overlap test as well as top marks in other IIHS evaluations.
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December 20, 2012 |
Family cars outperform luxury models in rigorous new crash test; strong performance earns 13 midsize cars highest safety accolade
A group of moderately priced midsize cars outperformed most of their luxury counterparts in a challenging new frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) on 2013 models. Of the 18 midsize family cars evaluated in the small overlap test, two earn the top rating of good, 11 earn acceptable, three earn marginal, and two are poor. To reward 2013 models with superior crash protection, IIHS has created the Top Safety Pick+ award, with the + indicating good or acceptable performance in the new small overlap test. So far, 13 models qualify for the accolade.
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