Riding Courses Don’t Make Motorcyclists Safer, Study Says
7 Apr 2010, 13:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent study conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the IIHS revealed that motorcycle training courses don’t make riders safer, neither do they decrease the risk of cr...
Motorccyle ABS Saves Lives, IIHS Study Reveals
2 Apr 2010, 14:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Although some riders seem to be a bit skeptical when it comes to ABS-equipped motorcycles, and have trouble understanding its use when riding on two wheels, a recent study published by the Insurance...
Toyota 4Runner Tops IIHS Crash Tests
10 Mar 2010, 11:21 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / With Toyotas currently seen as unsafe vehicles lately - with the recalls and all - this following news should be great for the Japanese car manufacturer: the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (...
2010 Toyota Corolla Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
3 Mar 2010, 11:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not all lost for Toyota, it would seem... Even if the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) doesn't particularly test the accelerator pedal, the brake response or the floormats in a car...
Lincoln MKT Gets NHTSA Five-Star Safety Rating
24 Feb 2010, 07:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's range of vehicles which have received a five-star rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has increased with the addition of the 2010 Lincoln MKT. The luxury cross...
2011 Hyundai Sonata Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Feb 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new Hyundai Sonata has been dubbed as a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today, marking the first time in history when the model achieves this feat. The previ...
IIHS Elects Jonathan Bennett as Chairman of the Board
18 Jan 2010, 11:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced last week the election of Jonathan Bennett as chairman of the board, to succeed Gregory Ostergren, who served as IIHS chairman during 200...
2009 IIHS Booster Ratings Released
29 Dec 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released yesterday the new and improved boosters ratings (devices which elevate children so belts will fit their small frames better), in an attempt to &qu...
2010 Buick LaCrosse, Finalist in North American Car of the Year
17 Dec 2009, 07:28 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors can be really proud of its 2010 Buick LaCrosse as the car has been chosen as one of the finalists for the 17th North American Car of the Year award. The lucky winner will be officiall...
Toyota Upset with IIHS Top Safety Picks
20 Nov 2009, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Finding itself, for the first time, with no vehicle among the 27 chosen by the IIHS as the 2010 Top safety Picks, Japanese carmaker Toyota now says the report is misleading. Toyota also expressed it...
5 Subarus, 5 Top Safety Picks
19 Nov 2009, 15:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Subaru managed a not-so-easy task, as it has a car in every category of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick. The carmaker's Legacy (Liberty), Out...
Chrysler Pleased with 4 IIHS Tops Safety Picks
19 Nov 2009, 11:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you yesterday, among the 27 winners of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Picks, 4 belonged to American carmaker Chrysler. The four are the 2010 Jeep Patriot, 2010 Chry...
2010 Buick LaCrosse Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Nov 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The star of GM's Buick line, the LaCrosee, has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top safety Pick after it achieved a “good” rating in the four-crash simulat...
2010 IIHS Top Safety Pick Winners
18 Nov 2009, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Institute for Highway Safety completed crash tests for the 2010 Top Safety Pick of the Year and handed the award to no less than 19 cars and 8 SUVs. For the first time in the history of IIHS, a ...
2010 Chevrolet Malibu Receives IIHS Top Safety Pick
18 Nov 2009, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named today the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu as one of its Top Safety Picks. The Malibu thus joins the Buick LaCrosse, who managed the same feat in the last set o...
IIHS Applauds Ford's Inflatable Belts
12 Nov 2009, 11:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford last week introduced the industry's first inflatable seatbelts for rear passengers, a combination of regular seatbelts and airbags meant to enhance safety in case of accidents. The Insuran...
Fifty Years of IIHS Safety Research
2 Oct 2009, 19:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Safety comes first.... at least nowadays. We now see how year after year every carmaker in the world is constantly improving safety features for its vehicles. Today, they not only battle on offering...
Crash Test Video: 2009 Malibu vs. 1959 Bel Air
28 Sep 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Safety now and then. This was the theme through which the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary. To be more specific, the institute conducted a very unique...
2010 Buick LaCrosse Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick
25 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is brought back in the spotlight, this time thanks to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) who rated the new model with the maximum safety score. In order to qua...
2010 Dodge Journey Awarded IIHS Top Safety Pick
11 Sep 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2010 Dodge Journey is one of the models that performed the best in the latest tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The car thus received a Top Safety Pick after ...