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📰 Only one model out of 10 small SUVs scored a good rating in our newest test program. ➡️ IIHS is upping the speed of its front crash prevention tests and expanding it to include targets representing motorcycles and large trucks.

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3 years

IIHS has completed tests of the 2021 Tesla Model 3's new camera-based front crash prevention system, which rates superior for vehicle-to-vehicle interactions and advanced for pedestrian interactions. Details:

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🆕 | The 2021-22 #Tesla Model Y earns a TOP SAFETY PICK+ from IIHS. Full safety ratings:

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MT @FordTrcks : 6 teens Survive Massive Crash & Prove Why F-150 is an IIHS ‘Top Safety Pick’

Six Teens Survive Massive Crash and Prove Why F-150 is an IIHS 'Top Safety Pick' - Ford-Trucks.com

Trucks are primarily built for work. Towing, hauling, tackling rough terrain, and sometimes even off-roading, but sometimes we forget that many of today’s trucks also double as family vehicles and...

www.ford-trucks.com

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4 years

A new IIHS study finds significant safety benefits from a relatively simple intersection infrastructure change.

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2 years

📸 Test preparations for the 2021 Tesla Model Y. Stay tuned for safety ratings.

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1 year

📽️ Like watching crash tests? Here are the most-watched crash tests on our YouTube channel in 2022! Find more here:

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3 years

Several 2021 @Tesla Model Ys have just arrived at our Vehicle Research Center. Stay tuned for our safety ratings coming in late Fall.

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1 year

One of our research priorities this year is to continue to look at how vehicle design changes could reduce the risks to pedestrians and cyclists.

SUVs, other large vehicles often hit pedestrians while turning

SUVs, pickups, vans and minivans are more likely than cars to hit pedestrians while making turns. The finding suggests possible visibility problems for larger vehicles.

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5 years

We're finalizing crash test ratings for the 2019 Tesla Model 3. Results are coming next week.

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5 years

Two all-electric vehicles and one hydrogen fuel cell vehicle have recently earned our highest safety award.

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1 year

🆕 IIHS strengthens requirements for TOP SAFETY PICK awards. Check out the list of 2023 award winners: As a result of the tougher criteria, only 48 models qualify for 2023 awards, including 28 that earn the higher-tier TOP SAFETY PICK+.

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2 years

The Rivians have arrived at the Vehicle Research Center. Testing on these vehicles begins next week, and the R1T crew cab is first to be tested in the updated side crash test.

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@Teslarati To clarify, IIHS did not assemble a "Top 5" headlight list. Full ratings for the 2019 Model 3, which does earn a good headlight rating, can be found here:

2019 Tesla Model 3 4-door sedan

2019 Tesla Model 3 4-door sedan - midsize luxury car

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5 years

We're wrapping up tests of the 2019 Tesla Model 3 this week. Ratings will be out next month.

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3 years

Updated data show that rates of injury claims related to the drivers and passengers of electric vehicles were more than 40% lower than for identical conventional models over 2011-19.

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1 year

The 2022-23 Rivian R1T, a new electric large pickup, earns a TOP SAFETY PICK+. Check full ratings and new crash test videos:

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5 years

Tests of the 2019 Tesla Model 3 commence next week with the side crash test.

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We can't rely on the promise of future technologies to bail us out of the road safety epidemic we're in. Proven, low-tech strategies already exist to reduce long-standing problems like impaired driving and speeding. We choose not to widely implement them.

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6 years

The 2018 Lexus RC earns a TOP SAFETY PICK+ award when equipped with its good-rated base headlight package. The available premium headlights performed worse in our testing, earning only a marginal rating.

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5 years

Tesla picks up its first IIHS safety award with a Top Safety Pick+ for the Model 3. More:

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@atj721 We'll begin crash tests of the Model 3 next week.

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The 2019 Tesla Model 3 and 2019 Audi e-tron are two all-electric vehicles to earn our highest award. Details:

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🆕 🏆 A good rating in the updated moderate overlap front test boosts the 2024 Rivian R1T crew cab pickup to TOP SAFETY PICK+ status. Full ratings and details for the #R1T :

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🆕 | Vehicles with tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. More #IIHSNews ➡️

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A strong rear underride guard can make a crash with a large truck more survivable. Semitrailer manufacturers have responded to our tests by strengthening guards to hold up better in full-width and offset crashes.

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In our first pedestrian crash prevention test group, the 2018-19 BMW X1 was the only vehicle among 11 small SUVs to receive no credit.

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3 years

Ford's safety award count has been on the rise, with two more models making the grade in recent weeks.

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4 years

RT @Tesla : Model 3 recently earned the 2020 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award. Winning cars are selected on their ability to protect people inside and outside the car 👍🏻🚘

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7 years

RT @intengineering : Volvo’s incredible automatic braking system works without human intervention

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3 years

You can be in the safest vehicle in the world, but failing to buckle up means your car's safety systems can't function as intended. Did you know that about 10% of people seated up front and about 25% seated in the back skip the belt?

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Which cars are deadliest for drivers in other vehicles? For the first time, IIHS has calculated rates of other-driver deaths, with pickups, SUVs, and muscle cars taking many of the top spots.

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New crash test ratings for the 2019 Tesla Model 3 will be out on Thursday.

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Roundabouts force drivers to slow down and greatly reduce the most dangerous types of intersection crashes.

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"Driving 70 instead of 65 saves a driver at best 6½ minutes on a 100-mile trip," says IIHS's Chuck Farmer. "Before raising speed limits, state lawmakers should consider whether that potential time savings is worth the additional risk to lives."

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6 years

The 2019 Ascent is the latest model from Subaru to earn our highest safety award. Crash test video and details:

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4 years

"As news of #Covid19 sweeps the planet, a recently published analysis draws attention to another global public health issue: dangerous roads."

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@_jameshatfield_ We don't have the resources to test a relatively low sales volume vehicle. Tesla could nomiate the X and reimburse IIHS for the vehicles. Otherwise it's a $400,000 program for us, which could be better spent on mainstream vehicles or research.

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A study of U.S. truck drivers found those younger than 19 had a rate of fatal crashes per mile traveled 339% higher than those of drivers of all ages, and drivers ages 19-20 had a crash rate 516% higher than those of all ages.

CNN

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With the trucking industry facing a shortage of qualified drivers, the US government is setting up a program that will allow people as young as 18 to drive semi trucks.

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A year ago, we kicked off 2021 with an updated side crash test of the 2021 Nissan Rogue. We ended the year with a moderate overlap test of the 2021 Tesla Model Y. A lot happened in between. Get caught up on news and ratings you may have missed in 2021:

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7 years

A different way of "going green" - Subaru Impreza is first small car with Good ratings in every IIHS test.

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5 years

When hundreds are killed in a #planecrash , governments correctly marshal enormous resources to find the cause and prevent a recurrence. In contrast, what happens when tens of thousands of Americans die in automobile crashes? #boeing737max

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4 years

From the dummy calibrations to post-crash cleanup, this Lego crash test is remarkably similar to the real thing. IIHS's Becky Mueller, with plenty of spare time thanks to the pandemic, recently returned to a childhood hobby of crash testing Legos. Check it out!

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2 years

Stay tuned to for a video from the always entertaining @live_munro team, shot at the Vehicle Research Center.

Munro Live

Munro Live is a YouTube channel that features Sandy Munro and other engineers from Munro & Associates. Munro is a world leader in reverse engineering, teardown benchmarking, costing and new product...

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Filmed on July 28th. @IIHS_autosafety video coming soon…

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4 years

The RX joins three other models from Lexus in the winners circle. The 2019-20 ES, 2019 UX and 2019 NX each qualify for Top Safety Pick+ awards.

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5 years

Despite marketing names that can mislead, none of these systems are robust replacements for an attentive human driver.

Joan Lowy

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NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck (from @AP ) ⁦ @NTSB ⁩ ⁦ @Tesla ⁩ @tkrisher

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5 years

Tests of the 2019 Tesla Model 3 continue tomorrow with the moderate overlap front crash test.

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7 years

This car managed to ace every test. @subaru_usa @SubaruCanada

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4 years

Though their designs have changed considerably over the past two decades, late-model SUVs still appear to be more likely to kill pedestrians than cars, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found.

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6 years

Earlier this year we tested a new side #underride guard, designed to keep cars from passing under the side of a trailer in a crash.

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3 years

HLDI data show that rates of injury claims related to the drivers and passengers of electric vehicles were more than 40% lower than for identical conventional models over 2011-19.

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6 years

Strick's strengthened underride guard incorporates additional vertical supports at the edges — a strategy that's been successfully employed by other semitrailer manufacturers as well.

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6 years

Automatic emergency braking has been shown to reduce front-into-rear crashes reported to police in the U.S. by 50% & front-into-rear crashes with injuries by 56%.

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9 years

VIDEO - Watch the 2016 @Audi A6 ace the tough small overlap crash test http://t.co/Lhnniabf3H http://t.co/P9L4n2CnYf

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5 years

Lexus earns a second 2019 safety award, this time for the new UX. Details:

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4 years

Vehicle power has increased siginificantly over the decades exacerbating the problem of #speeding . #roadsafety #carsafety

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4 years

IIHS Senior Research Engineer Becky Mueller has used spare time during the pandemic to return to a childhood hobby – crash testing Lego cars! Check out this test! @LEGO_Group @LEGOIdeas

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7 years

US consumers will increasingly find automatic emergency braking a standard feature on new cars. Kudos to @MazdaUSA for TSP+ CX-5.

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5 years

Today marks the beginning of #RoundaboutsWeek . Studies of intersections in the United States converted from traffic signals or stop signs to roundabouts have found reductions in injury crashes of 72-80% and reductions in all crashes of 35-47%.

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3 years

Slowing drivers down on city streets gives them more time to react to pedestrians. Centerline hardening seeks to address a specific scenario - drivers making left turns.

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5 years

The 2020 Toyota Corolla sedan is the latest Top Safety Pick qualifier. Details:

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2 years

The 2021-22 #Tesla Model Y earns a TOP SAFETY PICK+ from IIHS for models built after April 2021. Here's how the #ModelY stacks up for crashworthiness ⤵️ Full ratings at

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6 years

The 2019 Toyota Avalon earns our TOP SAFETY PICK+ designation when equipped with available good-rated headlights. Details:

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Behold: A total(ed) #Eclipse

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5 years

IIHS News: Two all-electric vehicles and one hydrogen fuel cell vehicle earn Top Safety Pick+ designations, while the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt misses out on a safety award due to headlight performance.

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@IIHS_autosafety

3 years

⬇️An important reminder that advancements in rear-seat occupant protection won't do you any good if you are among the 22% of back seat riders that fail to buckle up.

Consumer Reports

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Regardless of how a vehicle scores in our evaluations, rear passengers should always wear their seat belts, even on short trips and in ride-hailing vehicles like Uber and Lyft. “All the safety technology in the world is useless if you don’t buckle up,” says @emathmsphd .

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We can never achieve #VisionZero without rethinking how we set speed limits, and how we can comprehensively reduce #speeding . Speeding is a problem on all kinds of roads and has consequences for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

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Considering a motorcycle? Studies of fatal crashes, insurance claims and test track performance all confirm the importance of antilock braking systems (ABS) for both new and experienced riders.

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Going a little bit faster might save a few minutes on a trip, but crashing at a slightly higher speed can make a big difference in your car's ability to provide adequate protection. Read more on our new study with @AAANews :

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2 years

NEW: The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, an electric vehicle, earns a TOP SAFETY PICK+ from IIHS. Read more:

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4 years

In a new study of real-world crashes, SUVs caused more serious injuries to pedestrians than cars did when impacts occurred at greater than 19 miles per hour.

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4 years

For the first time, the safety of people outside the vehicle will become part of our Top Safety Pick program with an evaluation of vehicle-to-pedestrian autobrake.

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6 years

Evidence is clear that automatic emergency braking is reducing crashes, especially rear enders. It's increasingly available on new vehicles and will be standard across the board by 2022.

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3 years

For such a popular vehicle category, it's disappointing to only have one pickup truck make the grade for a 2021 Top Safety Pick award.

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8 years

Automatic braking technology is reducing rear-end crashes by as much as 50%.

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5 years

Audi scores a Top Safety Pick+ for its new battery-electric SUV, the 2019 e-tron. Details:

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The 2019 Mazda 3 sedan and hatchback each earn Top Safety Pick awards. Details:

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6 years

Based on an IIHS study, it's estimated that the conversion of 10% of the signalized intersections in the United States to roundabouts would have prevented approximately 52,000 crashes in 2015, including 229 fatal crashes and 32,000 injury crashes.

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#Roundabouts force drivers to slow down and all but eliminate the most severe types of intersection crashes. A recent Institute focused on two-lane roundabouts, finding that crashes fall over time as drivers become more familiar with them.

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5 years

HLDI has found that electric vehicles from a variety of manufacturers have lower theft claim rates than comparable vehicles, so it's no surprise that two models from Tesla are among the least-stolen 2016-18 models.

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4 years

A little more than half of all crashes involving pedestrians took place at intersections in 2018, resulting in more than 6,700 serious injuries to pedestrians and more than 1,500 pedestrian fatalities. Here's how a simple change can help:

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8 years

. @Ford F-150 is lone Top Safety Pick among newly tested large pickups.

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6 years

Compelling new evidence that lowering the speed limit can significantly reduce speeding in urban settings, improving safety for everybody using the roads.

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3 years

Study: Women are more likely than men to suffer a serious injury when they are involved in a crash, but much of the heightened risk is related to the types of vehicles women drive and the circumstances of their crashes, rather than physical differences.

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5 years

Crash tests of the 2019 Tesla Model 3 continue this week. Next up is the driver-side small overlap test.

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The 2022 Acura MDX, a midsize luxury SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety with a standard front crash prevention system that earns superior ratings. Details:

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The 2018 Tesla Model 3 now earns a good rating for its standard LED reflector headlights for models built after June 2018. Previous models earn an acceptable rating.

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A new IIHS survey of Cadillac, Tesla and Nissan/Infiniti owners finds that drivers who use partial automation on a regular basis often treat their vehicles as fully self-driving.

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IIHS launched its moderate overlap front crash test in 1995 to push the envelope in vehicle crashworthiness. Early on, the majority of vehicles were rated poor or marginal. Today, all vehicles earn good ratings in this test.

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Forward collision warning reduces front-into-rear crashes by 27%. The addition of automatic emergency braking cuts these crashes by 50%.

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Electronic stability control (ESC) dramatically cuts the risk of a fatal single-vehicle crash. Here's how it works:

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5 years

Which crash avoidance technologies are worth the money? Most are reducing relevant police-reported crashes.

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6 years

"We do not need to wait for the unproven safety promise of autonomous vehicles. Many of the tools that can bring down traffic deaths dramatically are already in our hands." - IIHS president David Harkey. #RoadToZero

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The vehicle mix on the road is changing and our side impact test will soon follow suit. We are planning a higher impact speed, and will use a heavier movable barrier that better represents today's SUVs and pickups.

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IIHS study: SUVs, pickups, vans and minivans are substantially more likely than cars to hit pedestrians when making turns. 🔗 | #pedestriansafety #suvs #pickups

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Kudos to @Toyota for making important safety equipment standard on the 2019 Toyota Prius and Prius Prime.

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Rising speed limits over the past 25 years have cost nearly 37,000 lives, including more than 1,900 in 2017 alone, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.

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We are getting a lot of questions about safety ratings for the 2021 Genesis #GV80 . Tests of the GV80 are underway now at our Vehicle Research Center, and we expect results to be out sometime next month.

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6 years

The facts about higher speed limits. #RoadToZero #Lifesavers2018

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2 years

Getting drivers to slow down while turning is one way to improve pedestrian safety at intersections. Here's a simple change that can make a difference. #pedestriansafety #nationalpedestriansafetymonth

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