Category Archives: Vehicle Crashworthiness

According to federal statistics, approximately 7,000 people each year are killed or severely injured in vehicle accidents in which the roof crushes or caves in. Detroit’s top automakers have fought costly upgrades to a 33-year-old roof-strength standard, even while their …

About 10,000 vehicle passengers die each year in side impacts accidents, and head injuries are a leading cause of death. Side airbags designed specifically to protect the head can reduce such deaths and the head injuries that occur in side …

Tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) show that the difference in bumper height between cars and sport utility vehicles often leads serious accidents. Car bumpers are required by a federal standard to match up reasonably well. …