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Mission Impossible to Ignore – Almost All SUVs Struggle in First IIHS Seat-Belt Reminder Ratings
Federal motor vehicles safety standards say that seat belt reminders must include an audible signal that lasts for 4-8 seconds total and a visual alert that lasts at least 60 seconds whenever the driver’s seat belt is unbuckled. Almost half of the drivers and front-seat passengers killed in crashes in 2019 weren’t belted. Continue reading →