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States Reconsider Setting Speed Limits Based on Outdated 85% Rule
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...
New Study Suggests Vehicle Blind Spots Are Getting Worse
Forward blind zones of six top-selling passenger vehicles grew substantially over the past 25 years as pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities soared, according to a comparison technique developed by the ...
IIHS: Blind Spots of Top Selling Autos Grew; Pedestrian, Biker Deaths Soared
The forward blind zones of six top-selling vehicles grew over the past 25 years as pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities soared, a new comparison technique developed by the Insurance Institute for ...
Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Nissan Models Win 2025 IIHS Vehicle Safety Awards
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest round of vehicle safety award winners include six vehicle models from four foreign automakers earning 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards in the latest ...
The Larger the Vehicle the More Dangerous, IIHS Study Finds
While conventional wisdom suggests the bigger the vehicle the safer, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that's not necessarily true. IIHS has been studying crash ...
IIHS Finds That Reflective Clothing Confuses Pedestrian Crash Prevention Sensors
Reflective clothing designed to make pedestrians stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for ...
Speed, Vehicle Height Increases Pedestrian Injury Risk: IIHS
A new study has found the height of a vehicle may compound the injuries suffered by a pedestrian in a crash where speeding was involved. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) researchers ...
Stronger Helmet Laws Could Have Saved up to 20,000 Motorcyclists: Study
More than 20,000 motorcyclists who died in crashes in the U.S. since the mid-1970s would have survived if stronger helmet laws had been in place, according to a newly released study from the ...