Crash tests of several automakers reveal poor anti-whiplash ...
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The Institute for Highway Safety tested 73 cars, but only eight of them recieved an overall good rating. Most cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models.
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Vehicles with sensors that can, for example, automatically apply brakes are 41 percent less likely to get into single-vehicle crashes, which account for 60 percent of all fatal crashes, according to government statistics.
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That meathead tailgating you might pose more of a hazard that you think. Crash tests by insurance researchers have found that most cars don&#39;t protect motorists very well against whiplash neck injuries in rear collisions.
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Automakers are failing to equip most  car models sold in the United States with seats and head  restraints that provide good protection against neck injuries  in rear-end crashes, according to a new insurance industry  study.
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The slumping housing industry, already hitting Americans hard in two areas - escalating adjustable-rate mortgages because of the credit crisis and decreased borrowing power due to declining home values - is now sending tremors through the automotive industry.
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Federal safety officials yesterday released crash test results for the first group of 2005 models, generally awarding high marks but raising concerns about the Ford Focus and the Ford Ranger and similar Mazda B-Series pickup trucks.
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The Washington Post gives the automaker a bruise.
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WASHINGTON -- The US government, impressed by the promise of antirollover technology, is planning to require automakers to include electronic stability control on all new vehicles in coming years.
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The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety has released new side-impact crash test results for small sport utility vehicles. The 2005 Honda CRV earned a good rating along with the 2005 Ford Escape.
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New cars will include labels with crash test ratings and more realistic fuel economy estimates.  In Autopia.
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The government on Tuesday released the first batch of crash test results for 2005 model cars and trucks and it was not good news for the Ford Motor Company.
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The Kia Spectra, a compact car from the Korean automaker Hyundai, was the first vehicle in three years to receive the lowest rating on a frontal crash test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Formula One tyre makers Michelin believe high-speed blowouts at the last Belgian Grand Prix and in recent Monza tests were due to sharp kerbs and human error.
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Many new sport utility vehicles, equipped with antirollover technology, are less of a risk for rollover crashes than their predecessors, the government says.
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Crash comes amid safety gains, but also highlights some key problem areas.
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DIAGNOSING the problems faced by Europeâs car industry isnât rocket science - but listening to Europeâs auto bosses youâd think the causes of the malaise were unfathomable.
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NEW YORK  - A computerized pain assessment  system may make it possible to establish a standardized way to  quantify neck pain resulting from whiplash injuries,  researchers in Germany report.