Safety Gap Grows Wider Between S.U.V.'s and Cars
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People driving or riding in a sport utility vehicle in 2003 were nearly 11 percent more likely to die in an accident than people in cars.
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has added the Hyundai Santa Fe, a midsized SUV, to its list vehicles that earned the group's Top Safety Pick award.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says state seat belt use increased from about 69 percent in 2003 to 72 percent in 2004.
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Using a new dynamic test and a dummy designed especially for rear impact testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated 73 seat/head restraint combinations available in 63 car models sold in the US market.
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WASHINGTON -- In an effort to prevent child deaths, the government is requiring automakers to install safer switches on power windows by 2008.
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd.&#39;s 2005 model CR-V compact sport utility vehicle has earned the top safety rating in side impact crash tests, a US research group linked to the insurance industry said on Friday.
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U.S automakers face a widening gap in profitability per vehicle compared to their major Japanese rivals because of missed design opportunities, heavy discounting and high labor costs, a study released on Monday said.
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Flexible speeding fines and new penalties on using mobiles in cars are among road safety measures unveiled on Tuesday.
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Safety experts say the influx of electronics is turning cars into sometimes chaotic moving family rooms.
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Making the minivan hip would be an Olympian feat, but the pragmatic advantage of vans was underscored in statistics that showed them to be safer than cars.
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More agents, increased patrols and new walls and fences, have made U.S. borders harder to cross.
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With a new round of safety problems, the auto industry has now recalled a record number of vehicles in 2004 despite marked quality gains in recent years.
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Michael Schumacher believes that the input from the Grand Prix Drivers Association has not only made Formula One safer, but also helped to improve the safety on public cars and roads.
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Near collisions between planes on the ground is increasing, according to a document seen by the BBC.
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For almost three years, the major automakers have shipped voluminous data to U.S. traffic-safety regulators: Eight million consumer complaints, 138 million warranty claims and 5 million field reports on product malfunctions. It's part of an "early warning reporting'' program Congress set up to...
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WASHINGTON -- The government's crash-test program should take into account collision avoidance technologies and make the results more meaningful for new car buyers, safety officials said yesterday.
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New technology from Nissan could help drivers worried about missing a red light or being hit by cars darting out from hidden alleys.