Saab, Volvo Rated Best at Preventing Whiplash
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In order to prevent neck injury during a rear-end collision, a vehicleâs seat and head restaint have to work in tandem to keep the neck from being whipped forward.
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Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection from neck injuries in simulated crashes conducted by the insurance industry.
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Like a lot of consumers, Paul McAleer focused on comfort when he recently went car shopping. Adjustable seats, a tilt steering wheel and extra height were all important.
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After testing dozens of seats to see how well they protected an average-size male dummy, the Institute for Highway Safety concluded that more than half of the seats did a poor job of preventing whiplash.
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Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea was seriously injured Sunday night after his car careened off the road and struck a palm tree. Bollea was driving his yellow Toyota Supra down a four-lane highway in downtown Clearwater, Fla., when the car's rear tires hit ...
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The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety has released new side-impact crash test results for small sport utility vehicles. The 2005 Honda CRV earned a good rating along with the 2005 Ford Escape.
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Un primo involucro di materiale aeronautico. Poi altre due casse protettive. E sensori anti-shock. I preparativi per la trasferta
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Of eight midsized sedans tested for side impact protection, four earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety&#39;s top rating of &quot;good.
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The more bent the steering wheel after a car crash, the more likely the patient is to have a thoracic injury, a new study reports.
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YOU wouldn&#39;t buy a car without checking out its safety features, making sure the tires weren&#39;t flat, the brakes weren&#39;t faulty and the seat belts weren&#39;t broken.
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No street signs. No crosswalks. No accidents. Surprise: Making driving seem more dangerous could make it safer. By Tom McNichol from Wired magazine.
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Fit and finish. Reputation for being well-made. Sexy good looks. This is where American cars used to rule the world.
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The US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the Saab 9-3 a rare rating of best pick in both front and side impact crash tests Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- The 2007 Ford Fusion midsize sedan and the 2007 Ford Edge sport utility vehicle received top scores in front- and side-impact crash testing by the insurance industry.
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Stability control systems could save more than 7,000 lives a year if automakers adopt the technology across their entire car and truck lineups, according
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(Nov. 15) -- Would your car protect your head and neck in case of a crash? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested restraint systems in dozens of cars.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Behold, with a microscope if necessary, the Smart car. The Mercedes-built European two-seater turns on half a dime, loves to park where even MINIs fear to fit, and is counterintuitively comfortable.