Since occupants then move to the side as well as forwards, the test poses new challenges to some safety-belt and air-bag systems. Even though this is a frontal crash, the side-impact air bags may ...

by incorporating DAMAGE into its analysis of crash tests, it will be able to inform improvements to airbag design that can reduce the risk of brain injuries. Currently, IIHS loads its test ...

The IIHS will begin evaluating how well vehicles protect occupants from rotational brain injuries.

Until now, there has not been an effective way to assess the risk of rotational brain injury in crash tests. However, thanks ...

Heck, our own Troy Siahaan has proven himself time and time again to be a most excellent crash test dummy and because of this, he won’t be caught on two wheels without an airbag between him and ...

The front center air bag is expected to add to the vehicles' record of third-party crash test performance. The 2012 model year editions of these midsize crossovers have received five-star Overall ...

Dummy injury measurements recorded during the crash test showed the driver would've faced a high risk of a fatal skull fracture and brain injury. It's due to the lack of an airbag inside the ...

IIHS also called out the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta for a poor performance, noting that its driver airbag module actually detached from the steering column during the crash test. The IIHS notes that ...

Crash safety is evolving, and a new metric could help better evaluate brain injury risks caused by rotational forces during accidents. While modern vehicles ...

The second test, the side pole impact ... and fortified battery pack mitigate the intrusion of a crash. This gives the side airbag enough time to deploy and cushion the impact on passengers.

The Accord outperformed other midsize cars in the updated “moderate overlap front crash ... front airbag. To encourage manufacturers to improve rear-seat protection, the updated test adds ...