The real reasons repair costs are so high
The sensors used for automatic emergency braking, blind spot detection and other crash avoidance systems are often blamed for high repair costs, but there are many other causes.
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Small cars, big risks
More than half of recent vehicles with the highest driver death rates are small cars, sports cars or muscle cars.
How safe are driverless cars?
Waymo’s driverless vehicles have crash rates that are 68% lower than human drivers, new IIHS research shows. But as the technology is deployed more widely, a better system for tracking safety is needed.
IIHS testing saves nearly 50,000 lives
Advancements made in pursuit of good ratings from IIHS have had a dramatic effect on vehicle safety over the past 30 years.
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
