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ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that for the second consecutive year the Toyota Corolla compact sedan and Scion xB have each earned "Top Safety Pick" awards.

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ARLINGTON, VA - As more state legislatures across the U.S. enact laws that ban phoning and texting while driving, a new Highway Loss Data Institute study has found no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect.

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ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given Ford's re-engineered and restyled 2010 Mustang convertible the institute's highest rating of "good" for occupant protection in offset frontal crashes and side impacts.

Tags: Acura MDX , crash test, Ford Mustang, IIHS, Toyota Tundra

ARLINGTON, VA --- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has elected Jonathan Bennett as chairman of its board of directors.

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ARLINGTON, VA - Requiring for the first time good performance in a roof strength test to measure protection in a rollover, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety named 27 Top Safety Picks this year — down from 72 models in 2008.

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ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) recently sought out the impact of cell phone laws in changing patterns of driver cell phone use in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.

Tags: cell phone ban, Connecticut, distraction, District of Columbia, driver safety, IIHS, Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, New York

ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2010 Buick LaCrosse and the 2010 Nissan Versa are the latest Top Safety Pick award winners, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced.

Tags: 2010 Buick LaCrosse , 2010 Nissan Versa , IIHS, Top Safety Pick

ARLINGTON, VA --- A new survey indicates that people are ready to prevent any driver from starting a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol, even though the technology to do it isn't available yet.

Tags: alcohol detection devices , blood alcohol concentration , drunk driving, DWI violations, IIHS

ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2010 Cadillac SRX and the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, also sold as the GMC Terrain, are the newest Top Safety Pick award winners from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Tags: Cadillac SRX, Chevy Equinox , GMC Terrain , IIHS, Top Safety Pick award

ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2010 models of the Dodge Journey, Lincoln MKT and Mazda 3 are the newest Top Safety Pick award winners, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced.

Tags: Dodge Journey, IIHS, Lincoln MKT, Mazda 3, Top Safety Pick

DETROIT - The all-new 2010 Lincoln MKT three-row luxury crossover received a "Top Safety Pick" rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

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CHERRY HILL, NJ - To qualify for Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of "good" in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and be equipped with electronic stability control.

Tags: 2010 Subaru Legacy, 2010 Subaru Outback, Award, IIHS, Subaru, Top Safety Pick

ARLINGTON, VA --- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said the Smart Fortwo proved to have the strongest roof among the 2009 micro and minicars recently tested for roof strength.

Tags: Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, IIHS, Mini Cooper , smart fortwo , Toyota Yaris, vehicle roof strength tests

ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2010 Honda Insight, 2010 Kia Soul and 2010 Toyota Prius have all received the Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Tags: Honda Insight, IIHS, IIHS Top Safety Pick award, Kia Soul , Prius

ARLINGTON, VA --- The Ford Focus and Volvo C30 excelled in recent crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, earning the vehicles the coveted Top Safety Pick designation.

Tags: Chevrolet Cobalt, crash test, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, IIHS, Scion tC, Volvo C30

ARLINGTON, VA - Effective Sept. 1, all drivers in Texas school crossing zones are banned from talking on hand-held phones and texting, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Tags: cell phone ban, cell phone use while driving, IIHS, school crossing zone, Texas, Text Messaging, texting while driving

HERNDON, VA - The Audi Q5 crossover vehicle earned a Top Safety Pick award for 2009 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and received the highest front and side crash ratings from U.S. safety regulators.

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ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2009 Toyota Venza, a midsize SUV, and the 2010 Lexus RX, a midsize luxury SUV, are the newest 2009 Top Safety Pick award winners.

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ARLINGTON, VA --- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said that the Mercedes R class SUV and the Lincoln MKZ midsize luxury car are the institute's newest 2009 Top Safety Pick award winners.

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ARLINGTON, VA – Three new front-to-front crash tests show how extra vehicle size and weight enhance occupant protection in collisions, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Tags: IIHS, microcar and minicar crash tests