Apr 10, 2025 — 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.
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Mar 18, 2025 — 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.
Mar 13, 2025 — With solid protection for second-row occupants now required for both Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+, far fewer models earn accolades this year.
Mar 5, 2025 — Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president and general manager at Allstate, has been elected chair of the IIHS Board of Directors for 2025.
Mar 5, 2025 — Jeff Kinsey of State Farm will stay on as HLDI Board chair for the first half of 2025. PEMCO's Dawn Lee will be chair for the remainder of the year.
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Feb 20, 2025 — It’s time to get serious about reducing the toll of crashes. Let’s commit to cutting road fatalities 30% by 2030.
Feb 12, 2025 — Twenty-two of the latest 30 vehicles evaluated earn a good or acceptable rating in the new front crash prevention test, which requires systems to be able to prevent or substantially mitigate crashes at higher speeds.
Feb 5, 2025 — The safety benefits of larger vehicles top out quickly once curb weights exceed the fleet average, a new IIHS study shows.
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Jan 30, 2025 — A new crash test metric is helping us assess the risk posed by head-whipping motions during collisions.
Jan 22, 2025 — Pedestrian beacons that cycle through caution phases before signaling drivers to stop are best for busy crossing points, while yellow flashers are better for areas with less traffic, a new IIHS study shows.
Jan 9, 2025 — Reflective clothing makes pedestrians stand out to human drivers, but it may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems.
Dec 17, 2024 — The 2024 winner's circle expands with 10 more vehicles earning Top Safety Pick+ and nine earning Top Safety Pick.
Dec 10, 2024 — New pedestrian injury risk curves calculated by IIHS show that vehicles with taller front ends begin to cause serious injuries at lower speeds.
Nov 26, 2024 — Drivers who are used to partial automation that turns off when they try to share control over the steering are less willing to steer or put their hands on the wheel in sticky situations.
Oct 31, 2024 — The recently updated moderate overlap front test tripped up two vehicles, while another pair stumbled in the longstanding small overlap test.