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IIHS to raise the roof on crush standards

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has commissioned a study that seems to indicate that a dramatic increase in roof safety is in order. The group's resulting newly proposed standards would require a vehicle's roof to withstand two-times the specific vehicle's weight. According to the IIHS, this change could reduce the risk of fatalities in a single vehicle rollover by more than 20%. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also supports the tougher standards, though the Bush Administration had allowed three separate deadlines ... Read more →

Flipside: Is crash safety endangering accident victims?

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IIHS studies effectiveness of roof strength: Surprise! It matters

There's been considerable debate between automakers, legislators and safety advocates over how roof strength correlates to deaths in rollover crashes. The majority of the focus has appropriately been ...

IIHS to raise the roof on crush standards 10 months ago on Autoblog

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has commissioned a study that seems to indicate that a dramatic increase in roof safety is in order. The group's resulting newly proposed standards would require a vehicle's roof to withstand two-times the specific vehicle's weight. According to the IIHS, ...

Flipside: Is crash safety endangering accident victims? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Crash safety ratings are a big selling point – who's going to buy a car with just two stars? In pursuit of salable collision performance, automakers have turned to stronger metals and better construction, and consumers can reap the benefit by choosing from a panoply of highly rated vehicles. ...

IIHS studies effectiveness of roof strength: Surprise! It matters 1 year ago on Autoblog

There's been considerable debate between automakers, legislators and safety advocates over how roof strength correlates to deaths in rollover crashes. The majority of the focus has appropriately been heaped on SUVs, whose high center of gravity makes them more prone to rollovers, particularly when ...








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