Safety Group: Car, SUV Bumpers Don&#39;t Line Up
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WASHINGTON -- An insurance group says low-speed crashes result in expensive repairs simply because of differences in the bumper height between cars and sport utility vehicles.
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Not one of six 2008 model year minivans tested by an insurance industry group was able to withstand a low speed, parking lot style collision without sustaining several thousand dollars in damage.
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American Chrysler is not a basket case, despite all the news. Too bad that may not stop its dismemberment.
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Thousands of consumers are lining up to buy small cars, but they are not giving up their S.U.V.âs and pickups.
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Driver deaths in side-impact collisions dropped by more than half in sport utility vehicles equipped with head-protecting side air bags, insurance industry research shows.
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WASHINGTON A study finds vehicles equipped with stability control systems are less likely to be involved in fatal crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says the systems, which automatically apply
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A new study by the insurance industry says that the stability systems available in some cars and trucks can greatly reduce the likelihood of an accident.
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Description: Country singer Chely Wright&#39;s pro-military single &quot;The Bumper of My SUV,&quot; appeared to strike a chord when callers claiming to be in the military or related to troops repeatedly called radio stations to request the song.
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Giant digital displays, designed to give roadside advertisers more options for capturing drivers' eyes, encounter opposition in the face of safety concerns. By the Associated Press.
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Stickers displaying crash ratings   must be on vehicles in U.S. showrooms next year, a requirement   that could prompt voluntary changes by automakers if they fail   to meet consumer expectations, government officials and safety   advocates said on Thursday.
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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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For two months, Jacob Sevlie's insurance company tagged along whenever he slid behind the wheel of his Honda Accord.    An electronic monitor the size of a matchbook closely tracked Sevlie's driving time and behavior...
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Only one in five young children ride in injury-reducing booster seats, the government's auto safety agency says. Booster seats prevent injuries because they fit children better than adult seat belts.
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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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THE REGION State regulators heard testimony again on a new system for apportioning among automobile insurers those drivers that no company wants to cover voluntarily. The so-called assigned-risk plan was put in place at the end of the Romney administration, but Governor Deval Patrick put it on hold so a study group appointed by his administration could review it. The ...
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Most small cars fail to provide the same safety protection in side and rear collisions that buyers find in bigger vehicles.
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Janette Fennell became an auto safety crusader on the terrible night nearly a decade ago when she and her husband were robbed at gunpoint and forced into the trunk of their car. The Fennells escaped unharmed, and the experience led them to form a group that lobbied successfully to get the government to require release levers in trunks.