Archive for the 'IIHS' Category

IIHS Asks NHTSA for Stronger Underride Rule

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

This month, the Insurance Institute on Highway Safety reignited efforts to address the underride problem and petitioned the federal government to “require stronger underride guards that will remain in place during a crash and to mandate guards for more large trucks and trailers.” The Institute based its latest effort on a study using the Large [...]

The New De Facto Roof Strength Standard? IIHS Raises the Bar

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Reprinted from The Safety Record, V6, I1 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s effort to write a new roof strength standard drags into its fourth year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has gone ahead and created one that is far more stringent than anything the agency has proposed. Beginning in [...]