Latest issues of Status Report

Volume 44, Number 9 • October 13, 2009

Cover story: cellphone laws

IIHS 50th anniversary celebration, featuring test comparing crashworthiness then and now

Volume 44, Number 8 • September 17, 2009

Alcohol detection devices for all drivers garner widespread support

Regulating light truck bumpers gets a look-see from NHTSA

Amber is a better color than red for rear turn signals

Camera enforcement case summaries are available at iihs.org

Better truck brakes are on tap

Crash deaths continue to decline, though deaths of motorcyclists keep bucking the overall trend

Volume 44, Number 7 • July 11, 2009

Click It or Ticket still works to raise belt use by combining stepped-up enforcement with a media blitz

Enhanced belt reminders reduce drivers' fatality risk

Alcohol ignition interlocks are required equipment for first-time DUI offenders in additional states

Interlocks would have saved 8,893 lives in 2007 by preventing alcohol-impaired people from driving

Universal belt use, primary laws, and enforcement need to be priorities

Volume 44, Number 6 • June 11, 2009

Bumpers on mini and microcars allow pricey damage in new Institute tests. None of the 7 evaluated earns a good rating

What it costs to fix test damage

Roofs that meet a new federal standard likely will be nearly as strong as needed to earn top ratings in Institute tests

Donald L. Schaffer served on the Institute board from 1962-1987

Child seats don't fit the same in all vehicles, so automakers are urged to recommend good ones for their models

Volume 44, Number 5 • May 7, 2009

Special issue: teenage drivers

Volume 44, Number 4 • April 14, 2009

Special issue: car size, weight, and safety

Volume 44, Number 3 • March 24, 2009

Special issue: roof strength

Four small SUVs earn good ratings in new test for roof strength that's designed to help consumers pick vehicles that best protect them in rollovers

Small cars benefit from stronger roofs, Institute analysis finds

How NHTSA underestimates the rollover death and injury problem

Tougher roof strength rules for cars, SUVs, and pickups are decades overdue

Dynamic test using instrumented dummies would be the gold standard for assessing roof performance in rollovers

Volume 44, Number 2 • March 7, 2009

Crashes in the real world don't always mirror tests, so new frontal tests merit exploration

Frontal crash case files illustrate 5 important configurations

Having improved compatibility, automakers disband cooperative effort to address this issue

Frontal airbags reportedly failed to inflate, but Institute researchers found errors in the way crash data sometimes are reported

Volume 44, Number 1 • February 14, 2009

Truck safety isn't being served by the federal agency in charge of regulating it

More are dying because of FMCSA's 2003 work-hour rule

Electronic recorders still aren't required equipment in large trucks

Courts back red light camera programs in Illinois, Tennessee, and California

State legislators make decisions about red light camera programs and other highway safety matters

FMCSA needs a push

3 large pickups prove wimpy for occupant protection in side crashes

Volume 43, Number 11 • December 27, 2008

21 drinking age laws in US states are effective, multiple studies indicate

Changes in drinking age laws

New groups question effectiveness of 21, ignoring decades of research

Older drivers' fatal crashes have declined since 1997, reversing an upward trend

Stop ahead markings on roadways are effective in reducing crashes

Small cars earn good ratings in front crash tests, but occupant protection in side and rear crashes needs work