Insurance Institute

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says in a new report that safer restraint systems are needed for the back seats of cars. The study finds that rear-seat safety has not kept pace with front-seat safety and it has been to the detriment of belted passengers in the back seat. The study looked at 117 front crashes that resulted in...

New crash tests show pickups with some of the oldest designs could struggle to protect passengers riding in the front seat. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested 11 mid-size and full-size pickups and found mixed results. “In general, the pickup truck class of vehicles is not doing as good a job protecting right front passengers as other classes...

A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that headlights on nearly half of 2018 model cars tested by the group do not adequately light the road, and most “good-rated” headlights only come with optional packages or an upgraded trim. According to the IIHS, out of 424 headlight possibilities across trims on 2018 models tested by the...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released new crash ratings for minivans.

Two midsize SUVs received a “poor” rating in the latest round of crash tests, the lowest safety rating that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety issues. Both the 2018 Ford Explorer and 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee received “poor” grades because of their inability to prevent injuries to the front passenger during a front-end collision with an object or another car...

Two midsize SUVs received a “poor” rating in the latest round of crash tests, the lowest safety rating that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety issues. Both the 2018 Ford Explorer and 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee received “poor” grades because of their inability to prevent injuries to the front passenger during a front-end collision with an object or another car...

As part of FDOT’s on-going “Drive Safe” campaign, officers will be cracking down on aggressive drivers and red-light runners while also keeping an eye out for those speeding, not wearing their seatbelts and driving while impaired or distracted.

New ratings released Wednesday for seven small SUVs reveal surprising results, with some models ranking poorly in crash tests.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has tested 16 new booster seats for 2017 and all but three have earned the agency’s highest rating of “best bet.”

A new report shows more Americans are getting in the back seat of a car without buckling up.

More than half of the midsize SUVs tested by an insurance industry group were found to have unsafe headlights that did not light up the road far enough or caused glare for oncoming drivers. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Tuesday that it tested 37 midsize SUVs and only two received a “good” rating: the 2017 Volvo XC60 and...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has compiled a list of the safest used cars for teenage drivers that are under $20,000.

Companies that make child booster seats for vehicles are getting better at designing them to protect kids, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday.

Small SUVs for 2016 and 2017 did poorly during new headlight tests done by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Tuesday that none of the 21 SUVs tested earned its highest ranking. The Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson and Mazda CX-3 performed best, but more than half the SUVs tested received the lowest ranking, including...

There may be a reason why people have trouble seeing while driving at night, and it’s not their eyesight. A new rating of the headlights of more than 30 midsized car models gave only one model a grade of “good.”

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its latest safety ratings for booster seats on Tuesday. Twenty of the 23 seats earned the highest rating. The IIHS said the seats would provide a good belt fit for children between 4 and 8 years old in any vehicle, including cars, minivans and SUVs.

A record number of booster seats have earned the highest rating for safety belt fit from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

For many families with teenage drivers, a new car just isn’t in the budget. Eighty-three percent of parents surveyed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said they’ve purchased a used vehicle for their teen. And with car accidents the leading cause of death among teens, choosing the right vehicle is critical. For the first time, the Insurance Institute for...