The side -
crash safety evaluations continue to include the side - barrier test used previously where a moving barrier strikes a stationary vehicle at an angle.
Not exact matches
A federal law requiring bus companies to post
safety ratings where passengers can see them might have prevented a deadly bus
crash in Queens last month, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, if riders had known where to look for the
evaluations.
Safety The 2012 A6 received a 2012 Top
Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety, reflecting Good overall ratings in the frontal - offset and side - impact
crash tests, roof - strength test, and rear - impact neck - protection
evaluation.
Safety, Features & Options In
crash tests by the Insurance Institute of Highway
Safety, the Optima earned top marks in front, side, rear and roof - strength
evaluations, earning IIHS» Top
Safety Pick status.
Q50 and Q70 models were awarded IIHS» highest accolade for their performance on the IIHS crashworthiness
evaluations, and the advanced front
crash safety features available on both vehicles, particularly INFINITI's Forward Emergency Braking (FEB) system.
Not only does it post superb
crash test ratings and
evaluations, but also its large suite of standard and available
safety technologies makes it the top pick if staying safe in a collision (or avoiding a collision altogether) is your number one priority.
Euro NCAP today confirmed that the new Toyota Auris has been awarded a maximum five - star rating for adult occupant protection in its
safety crash test
evaluation.
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What's more, the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety recognized the model with its highest rating of «Good» in the roof - strength, side - impact and moderate - overlap frontal - offset
crash evaluations while the model's seat / head restraint design was recognized with a «Good» rating for whiplash protection in the event of rear impacts.
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The Institute's Top
Safety Pick award recognizes passenger vehicles that do the best job of protecting people in front, side, rollover and rear
crashes based on ratings in Institute
evaluations.
The agency has sponsored studies of
crash data to help examine the potential
safety benefits, conducted test track studies to understand how the systems respond in different maneuvers, and undertaken simulator
evaluations to understand how drivers might use the systems.
But as for the Jetta, its German engineering delivered a 5 - Star Overall
Safety Rating from NHTSA, based on a 5 - star test result in the side -
crash evaluation and 4 - star performances for both frontal -
crash and rollover situations.
More specifically, the 2015 Subaru Impreza brought home a 5 - Star Overall
Safety Rating by earning 5 stars in the side -
crash and rollover
evaluations, receiving 4 stars for frontal -
crash protection, and being singled out by the agency for recommended technologies including a rearview camera, lane - departure warning and forward - collision warning.
As of July,
crash test and
safety scores have not been released for the 2018 Sonata, but in the past, the Sonata has earned full scores on the IIHS's tests (making it a Top Safety Pick) and near - perfect results from the NHTSA's evaluations (full stars in 3/4 catego
safety scores have not been released for the 2018 Sonata, but in the past, the Sonata has earned full scores on the IIHS's tests (making it a Top
Safety Pick) and near - perfect results from the NHTSA's evaluations (full stars in 3/4 catego
Safety Pick) and near - perfect results from the NHTSA's
evaluations (full stars in 3/4 categories).
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has begun a preliminary
evaluation of a fatal highway
crash involving a 2015 Tesla Model S operating with Autopilot activated.
In addition, the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety (IIHS) awarded the RL its top rating of GOOD in Side Impact Collision
Evaluation (SICE) along with a GOOD rating for IIHS» frontal offset
crash test.
The Fiesta was actually named a top
safety pick by the IIHS in 2013, but its marginal rating in the IIHS's small overlap front
crash test — one of the organization's most challenging
evaluations — contributes to an elevated risk of death in a frontal collision.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The redesigned 2015 Ford Edge qualifies for the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety's Top
Safety Pick award, thanks to good ratings for
crash protection in 4 of 5 IIHS
evaluations and an acceptable rating in the challenging small overlap front
crash test.
The 2014 Honda Odyssey minivan earns the Institute's top
safety designation for good performance in all five IIHS
crash evaluations, including the challenging small overlap front test.
The Volkswagen Golf and its twin, the Volkswagen GTI, earn the Top
Safety Pick + award for good performance in the Institute's crashworthiness
evaluations and available front
crash prevention.
The redesigned 2015 Ford Edge qualifies for the Top
Safety Pick award, thanks to good ratings for
crash protection in 4 of 5 IIHS
evaluations and an acceptable rating in the challenging small overlap front
crash test.
The 2014 Volvo XC90 earns the IIHS Top
Safety Pick + award for good performance in the Institute's small overlap front
crash test and other
evaluations.
The
evaluations focus on
safety belt fit and don't involve
crash tests.
Earning a four - star overall rating in the government
safety evaluation, the 2018 Compass came up short with four stars in the frontal
crash test and an abysmal three - star rating in the rollover category.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf earn the highest
safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the first - ever U.S. crash test evaluations of plug - in electric
safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety in the first - ever U.S. crash test evaluations of plug - in electric
Safety in the first - ever U.S.
crash test
evaluations of plug - in electric cars.
The test protocol, which is a result of the 2013 Harness Crashworthiness Study conducted by Center for Pet
Safety, outlines a consistent test methodology and evaluation program to ensure pet safety harness restraints offer crash prote
Safety, outlines a consistent test methodology and
evaluation program to ensure pet
safety harness restraints offer crash prote
safety harness restraints offer
crash protection.
Each year the Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety (IIHS) rates cars based on their performance in high - speed front and side
crash tests, a rollover test, plus
evaluations of seat / head restraints for protection against neck injuries in rear impacts.