
With a new IIHS rating system and only 82% of rear-seat occupants wearing their seat belts, automakers are under pressure to upgrade reminders.
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The guide includes a look at currently existing practices within fleets based on an Oct. 2023 survey, industry best practices, and actionable takeaways for fleets.
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A new metric on the updated moderate overlap front crash test factors in both the position of the shoulder belt on the rear dummy’s chest and chest compression.
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The IIHS tested the Chrysler Pacifica, Kia Carnival, Toyota Sienna, and the Honda Odyssey minivans and none of the four vans earned an acceptable safety rating in the crash test.
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To reduce injuries and fatalities, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s newly proposed rule requires automotive manufacturers to outfit cars, trucks, most buses, and more with seat belt use warning systems for the right front passenger and rear seats.
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A Michigan State University study finds seat belt usage on the rise in the Wolverine State and above the national average use rate.
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Out of 10 pickup trucks recently evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), only one earned a good rating. Which Toyota made the cut?
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New research shows that high visibility enforcement campaigns focused on seat belt use, distracted driving, alcohol-impaired driving and speeding led to better compliance rates, a reduction in hand-held phone use, lower rates of drunk driving crashes and citations, and decreased speeds in work zones.
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Twenty-six small and midsize SUVs were the first vehicles evaluated under the new seat belt reminder ratings program developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Fatality estimates for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods could be far worse if seat belts — a basic, but vital safety device — did not exist.
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