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IIHS Reports State Laws Mandating Interlocks for all DUI Offenders Save Lives

June 19, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

IIHS Interlock Stats

Laws requiring all impaired-driving offenders to install alcohol interlocks reduce the number of impaired drivers in fatal crashes by 16 percent, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. If all states without such laws adopted them, more than 500 additional lives could be saved each year. Alcohol interlocks are in-vehicle breath-testing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: DUI, IIHS, Traffic Fatalities

NHTSA and IIHS Announce Commitment of 20 Vehicle Manufacturers to Make Automatic Emergency Braking Standard by 2022

March 17, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle manufacturers represent 99 percent of the U.S. automobile market. Research indicates effort could reduce police-reported crashes 13 percent overall. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced today a historic commitment by 20 automakers representing more than 99 percent of the U.S. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, IIHS, NHTSA

IIHS Reports Automatic Braking Reduces Rear-End Crashes 40%

January 29, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

IIHS Percent difference in police-reported crash rates

According to the latest edition of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Status Report, if all vehicles had been equipped with autobrake, there would have been at least 700,000 fewer police-reported rear-end crashes in 2013. That number represents an overall reduction of 13 percent in police-reported crashes. IIHS conducted its first study of the feature’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Crash Avoidance, IIHS

NHTSA Administrator Rosekind Urges Auto Industry to be More Proactive on Vehicle Safety

January 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Promotes change in safety practices across the auto industry aimed at preventing crashes and fatalities. Mark Rosekind, administrator for the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), continued his push for the auto industry to take up a more proactive approach to vehicle safety, following a year of massive recalls and record fines imposed on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: IIHS, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA

IIHS Awards 48 Vehicles with Crash Prevention Systems as Top Safety Pick+

December 10, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Scion iA Small Overlap Crash Test IIHS

The 48 winners of the “plus” award have a superior- or advanced-rated front crash prevention system with automatic braking capabilities. One vehicle has a base price of just $16,000. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that nearly 50 vehicles meet the tougher criteria for 2016 to take home the IIHS’ TOP SAFETY PICK+ […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Avoidance, IIHS, Top Safety Pick

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