Studies of frontal crashes have shown similar results: Drivers of vehicles with good ratings in the Institute's frontal offset crash test are much less likely to die in frontal crashes.
Not exact matches
In a 2009 Institute
study of vehicles with good ratings for
frontal crash protection, small overlap
crashes accounted for nearly a quarter
of the
frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants.
In a 2009 IIHS
study of vehicles with good ratings for
frontal crash protection, small overlap
crashes accounted for nearly a quarter
of the
frontal crashes involving serious or fatal injury to front seat occupants.
Small overlap
crashes account for a quarter
of frontal crashes of all severities in Germany, a new
study of insurance claims indicates.
Becky Mueller, an IIHS senior research engineer and the lead author
of the
study, points out a sobering fact, saying, «More than 1,600 right - front passengers died in
frontal crashes in 2014.»
According to a
study by the IIHS, small overlap
crashes of this type accounted for nearly 25 - percent
of frontal crashes resulting in a serious injury or fatality.