Most e-scooter rider injuries happen on sidewalk, study finds
October 15, 2020 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- City planners and many pedestrians have wondered how to get electric scooters off the sidewalk, but two new studies from the Insurance Institute for...
Study shows front crash prevention works for large trucks too
September 03, 2020 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., Sept. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equipping large trucks with forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems could eliminate more than 2 out of 5 crashes in...
Consumer Reports, IIHS team up to recommend used vehicle options for teens
July 30, 2020 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
YONKERS, NY, and ARLINGTON, VA, July 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consumer Reports (CR) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) are teaming up for the first time to recommend safe,...
Driver death rates remain high among small cars
May 28, 2020 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., May 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite manufacturers’ efforts to make them safer, the smallest late-model cars remain the most dangerous, according to the most recent driver death...
Automated systems need stronger safeguards to keep drivers focused on the road
March 12, 2020 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., March 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has issued a set of research-based safety recommendations on the design of partially automated driving...
Statement from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on the GHSA report, Spotlight on Highway Safety: Pedestrians Traffic Fatalities by State
February 27, 2020 10:13 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The report from GHSA is further evidence of the urgent need to assess how we can better protect pedestrians now and what strategies we should...
64 vehicles earn 2020 IIHS awards, thanks to state-of-the-art safety
February 13, 2020 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., Feb. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sixty-four cars and SUVs qualify for an award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety under new criteria that prioritize the protection of...
Land use plays a role in pedestrian freeway fatalities
December 19, 2019 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., Dec. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a fifth pedestrian was killed this year crossing Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, a local headline expressed the city’s frustration. “Why does...
IIHS prepares to launch new, more challenging side crash test
November 21, 2019 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., Nov. 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s side crash test has led to lifesaving improvements in occupant protection since it was introduced in...
Performance of pedestrian crash prevention varies among midsize cars
October 29, 2019 00:01 ET
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, Va., Oct. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the pedestrian crash prevention systems of 16 midsize cars in the lead-up to Halloween, a holiday...