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Used and new teen vehicles for every budget
IIHS and Consumer Reports highlight a range of safe and affordable options in their updated recommendations for young drivers.
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Browse the vehicles that perform best in our evaluations
Look beyond vehicles for safety gains
Vehicle design and technology get a lot of attention, but improvements in infrastructure, traffic laws and other things that influence driver behavior can yield results more quickly.
Dark roads are deadly, no matter the time
Whatever action is taken on daylight saving time, policymakers should promote solutions that are proven to protect pedestrians and bicyclists in the dark, IIHS President David Harkey testified before a U.S. Senate committee.
Lax helmet laws come with deadly cost
More than 20,000 motorcyclists who died in crashes in the U.S. since the mid-1970s would have survived if stronger helmet laws had been in place.
Key issues in road safety
Advanced driver assistance
Front crash prevention, partial automation, limitations of crash prevention technologies
Alcohol and drugs
Alcohol and crash risk, laws, marijuana enforcement
Distracted driving
Cellphone use and crash risk, device laws, technologies to combat distraction
Large trucks
Trucking regulations, fatigue, braking systems, underride
Motorcycles
Helmet laws, ABS, motorcycle types
Pedestrians and bicyclists
Vehicle designs, intersections, crash avoidance technologies, daylight savings time
Red light running
Effectiveness of cameras, signal timing, communities using red light safety cameras
Seat belts
Why belts matter, state laws, reminders and interlocks
Speed
Dangers of speed, by the numbers, traffic calming, intelligent speed assistance
