According to a study published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, researchers graded a number of modern accident avoidance technologies being applied to both luxury and consumer grade cars. The study, according to the news, showed that the most effective reducer of accidents and insurances costs were frontend collision prevention devices that automatically applied breaks when it sensed an impending forward collision. The least effective was Lane-departure warnings, which actually have been proved to increase the number of accidents. (read more)
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26
Apr
2011
Electric Cars are Safe Too
According to a new study, two new electric vehicles got top safety ratings in a study conducted by an insurer-funded research group, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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16
Mar
2011
Non-Profit Aims to Prevent Distracted Driving
The non-profit group Impact Teen Drivers and California Highway Patrol reported that teens are more likely to die while driving, with distraction being the biggest cause.
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25
Jan
2011
Side-Impact Airbags Reduce Fatal Car Accidents
A driver is less likely to be fatally injured in a car accident if the car performed well during side-impact car crashes.
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22
Dec
2010
Safest Vehicles of 2011 Announced
Safety-conscious consumers looking to buy a new car can turn to the new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety list, which was released Wednesday.
Read MoreSUVs and cars cause extensive damage to each other when in a bumper-to-bumper accident, and SUVs have fewer bumper rules than cars.
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