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Some Small Cars offer Small Protection in Side Impacts
IIHS created the updated side crash test after research showed that many of the real-world side impacts that still account for nearly a quarter of passenger vehicle occupant fatalities are actually more severe than the original evaluation. Continue reading →
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IIHS – Rear Seat Passengers at Risk in Small Cars
The updated test adds a dummy in the back seat behind the driver. The driver dummy is the size of an average adult man. The rear dummy represents a small woman or 12-year-old child. IIHS researchers also developed new metrics that focus on the injuries most frequently seen in back-seat passengers. Continue reading →