IIHS & HLDI news: 2001
| December 20 |
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Belt
use increase: reminder system in Fords persuades more drivers to buckle
their belts |
| December 11 |
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Crash
test results: good performances from 5 of 11 midsize SUVs tested this
year; none of 11 is rated poor |
| November 29 |
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Bumpers
on one new SUV and one large pickup improve dramatically, two other new
SUVs are equipped with bumpers that still don't bump |
| October 4 |
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Head
restraints in cars, pickups, and SUVs improve; more than half now are
rated good or acceptable |
| September 11 |
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Crash
test results: 4 of 8 new midsize SUVs earn good overall ratings; none
of the 8 is rated poor |
| July 31 |
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7 new
sport SUVs sustain big damage in 5 mph bumps; only new Acura MDX is equipped
with bumpers that resist damage |
| July 17 |
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New
crash test results: Dodge Grand Caravan and Hyundai Elantra earn poor
ratings after 3 tests each; fuel leak in Grand Caravan fixed |
| June 4 |
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New crash
test results: ratings of four large pickups range from good for Toyota
Tundra to poor for Ford F-150, Dodge Ram |
| May 23 |
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Comments
on "The red light running crisis: is it intentional?" from
the Office of the Majority Leader, US House of Representatives |
| May 23 |
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HLDI:
Worst theft losses are for two Acura models; next are Chevrolet Corvette,
Cadillac Escalade |
| April 26 |
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1st
time in United States: study finds red light cameras yield reductions
in crashes, especially injury crashes; drivers in communities with and
without cameras favor using them |
| April 23 |
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Crash
test results: performances of three small SUVs vary; new Hyundai Santa
Fe is tops, but new Ford Escape disappoints |
| April 9 |
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Flimsy
bumpers on large pickups and small SUVs don't resist damage; six of seven
vehicles tested earn lowest possible bumper ratings |
| March 20 |
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Latest
crash tests: car crashworthiness improves; rating of Dodge Stratus improves
from poor to good |
| February 1 |
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Stephen
A. Milne is elected IIHS board chairman |
| February 1 |
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Thomas
J. Ellefson is elected HLDI board chairman |
| January 30 |
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Bumper
crash tests: Hyundai Elantra performs best; 2 cars improve since previous
tests, but 4 others fail to improve |
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