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Shopping for a Safer Car 2008

So you've decided to buy a car, minivan, SUV, or pickup. Now the question is, which one? You can find safer vehicles in any price or style group — and you can use this publication to help.

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About Your Airbags

Airbags save lives but can sometimes cause injury — a few simple steps can eliminate the risks.

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Need an Airbag On/Off Switch? Probably Not

Once you know the facts, it's clear that leaving airbags intact is almost always best.

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Kids and Airbags

How to transport children safely and eliminate the risk of airbag injury.

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Beginning Teenage Drivers

Facts about young drivers and the licensing programs that protect them while learning to drive.

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Graduated Driver Licensing: Questions & Answers

A joint IIHS and NHTSA publication.

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Vehicle Research Center guide

An overview of the Institute's crash test facility. See also our web section on the test center.

Note: limited quantities of this publication; 1 printed copy per person please.

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Insurance losses by make and model — losses for hundreds of passenger vehicles grouped by body style and size under six insurance coverages: collision, property damage liability, comprehensive personal injury protection, medical payment, and bodily injury. from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI).

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