| December 22 |
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Consumers
get help in shopping for a safer car: features to look for, other safety
information |
| November 18 |
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Turning
off an airbag 'almost never makes sense;' very few drivers or passengers
need switches |
| November 11 |
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Room
for improvement before many small 4-door cars provide good protection
to their occupants |
| October 29 |
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New
airbag system to protect occupants' heads in side impacts makes impressive
crash test showing |
| October 10 |
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Motor
vehicle fatalities in 1996 were 12 percent higher on interstates, freeways
in 12 states that raised speed limits |
| September 18 |
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HLDI:
Comparative driver death rates, insurance claims information on hundreds
of vehicles show very wide variations in performance |
| August 27 |
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Saturn
fares best among 9 small 4-door cars in low-speed crash tests; one of
best performers in 16 years of testing |
| August 19 |
|
Drivers
are aware of airbag risks for children and small adults and say they
would still buy vehicles with airbags |
| July 4 |
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Children
are safest in back seats of all cars regardless of whether a passenger
airbag is present, institute study shows |
| July 3 |
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Institute
counters claims about the "safest" and the "most dangerous" airbags
in current vehicle models |
| June 27 |
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With
or without airbags, children are safer when they ride restrained in back |
| June 18 |
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Two
large luxury cars show superior performance in crash test: 1997 BMW 5
series models, Lexus LS 400 lead in crashworthiness |
| May 8 |
|
Lexus
and Mercedes rate worst among luxury cars in low-speed bumper tests while
domestics Lincoln and Cadillac perform best |
| April 23 |
|
HLDI:
SUVs repeat with highest theft losses: worst loss result Is 160 times
higher than best; BMW, GM reduce losses with antitheft devices |
| April 8 |
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Only
5 passenger vehicles out of 200+ evaluated have good head restraint designs;
more than half are poor |
| March 21 |
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Fewer
drinking drivers on the road but alcohol-impaired driving still a problem,
new national roadside breath-test survey finds |
| March 13 |
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Latest
high-speed crash test results: Nissan Pathfinder, Mitsubishi Montero
fall short on occupant protection; no "best pick" among 8 SUVs |
| January 16 |
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HLDI:
Insurance collision losses are highest for sports and luxury cars; passenger
vans and station wagons have lowest losses |
| January 9 |
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Negative
publicity about airbags obscuring their benefit; Institute advises against
disconnecting airbags except in rare cases |
| January 7 |
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New
crash test results: Toyota Camry earns 'best pick' but Hyundai's Sonata
falls short on crash protection |
