Target 5: Small Car Crash Tests Bring Mixed Results
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CHICAGO -- Small cars have been getting great copy lately. They&#39;re lauded for their anti-gas guzzling efficiency and improved safety features.
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The government on Tuesday released the first batch of crash test results for 2005 model cars and trucks and it was not good news for the Ford Motor Company.
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The auto industry is debating whether it can change the incidence of fatalities by designing cars and trucks that are less deadly in collisions with pedestrians.
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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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NEW YORK - The newly released traffic crash fatality data have something for everyone in the debate about the safety of sport utility vehicles.
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Authorities were trying Monday to learn why two small planes collided over a row of businesses, dropping a macabre shower of debris and body parts and killing someone inside an auto dealership when one of the aircraft punctured the roof.
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A short screening test,  developed by a Belgian team, which measures four clinical  variables can accurately predict the fitness of patients with  Parkinson's disease to drive, according to findings published  in the current issue of the journal Neurology.
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A crash between two cars leaves two people dead and six injured, four of them seriously.
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New cars will include labels with crash test ratings and more realistic fuel economy estimates.  In Autopia.
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WHAT THEY FOUND: Obese patients with blunt trauma injuries caused by car accidents, motorcycle falls and assault were five times more likely to die than other patients with similar injuries.
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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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The Kia Spectra, a small sedan, earned an unusual &quot;poor&quot; safety rating in crash-test results set for release today by an insurance group.
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A new series of low-speed crash tests shows that fender benders can be wallet busters.
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General Motors' new test facility digs into the hazard of flipping cars. GM plans new airbags to help save lives, while Ford strengthens roof supports. In Autopia.
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A new study indicates that instructions and warnings on medication bottles tend to be in smaller type and warnings smaller still.
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Some still question the vehicle's chances of success, despite a boost from India.
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Summary - (Sep 17, 2004) After its crash landing, NASA scientists weren&#39;t too hopeful that they&#39;d turn up much science in the wreckage of Genesis&#39; sample capsule, but the results so far have been a pleasant surprise.